Inbound internationally mobile students from North America: Students in South Africa
South Africa: Inbound internationally mobile students from North America: Students was 0 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0
World rank
14th
of 122 countries
All-time high
74
in 2015
All-time low
0
in 1998
Years of data
15
1998–2023
Inbound internationally mobile students from North America: Students in South Africa, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inbound internationally mobile students from north america: students in South Africa is 0, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from north america: students in South Africa peaked at 74 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1998.
South Africa ranks 14th of 122 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Inbound internationally mobile students from North America: Students in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 1 | — |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 74 | — |
| 2016 | 13 | -82.4% |
| 2017 | 4 | -69.2% |
| 2018 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | — |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010s | 10.78 | 0 | 74 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 14 Aruba 0
- 14 Albania 0
- 14 Andorra 0
- 14 Argentina 0
- 14 Armenia 0
- 14 Australia 0 compare
- 14 Austria 0
- 14 Azerbaijan 0
- 14 Burundi 0
- 14 Belgium 0 compare
- 14 Benin 0
- 14 Burkina Faso 0
- 14 Bulgaria 0
- 14 Bahrain 0 compare
- 14 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
- 14 Belarus 0
- 14 Bermuda 0
- 14 Brunei 0
- 14 Botswana 0 compare
- 14 Switzerland 0 compare
- 14 Chile 0
- 14 Cote d'Ivoire 0
- 14 Cameroon 0
- 14 Colombia 0
- 14 Comoros 0
- 14 Cape Verde 0
- 14 Cuba 0 compare
- 14 Czechia 0
- 14 Germany 0
- 14 Djibouti 0
- 14 Denmark 0
- 14 Dominican Republic 0 compare
- 14 Egypt 0
- 14 Estonia 0
- 14 Finland 0
- 14 France 0
- 14 Georgia 0
- 14 Ghana 0 compare
- 14 Greece 0 compare
- 14 Hong Kong 0
- 14 Honduras 0
- 14 Croatia 0
- 14 Hungary 0
- 14 Indonesia 0
- 14 India 0 compare
- 14 Iran 0
- 14 Iceland 0
- 14 Israel 0
- 14 Italy 0
- 14 Jordan 0
- 14 Japan 0
- 14 Kazakhstan 0
- 14 Kyrgyzstan 0
- 14 Cambodia 0
- 14 South Korea 0 compare
- 14 Laos 0
- 14 Saint Lucia 0 compare
- 14 Liechtenstein 0
- 14 Sri Lanka 0
- 14 Lesotho 0
- 14 Lithuania 0
- 14 Luxembourg 0 compare
- 14 Latvia 0
- 14 Macao 0 compare
- 14 Monaco 0
- 14 Moldova 0
- 14 Madagascar 0
- 14 Mexico 0
- 14 North Macedonia 0
- 14 Mali 0
- 14 Mongolia 0
- 14 Mozambique 0
- 14 Mauritania 0
- 14 Mauritius 0
- 14 Malaysia 0
- 14 Namibia 0
- 14 Niger 0
- 14 Netherlands 0
- 14 Norway 0 compare
- 14 New Zealand 0 compare
- 14 Oman 0
- 14 Philippines 0
- 14 Poland 0 compare
- 14 Portugal 0 compare
- 14 Palestine 0
- 14 Qatar 0
- 14 Romania 0 compare
- 14 Russia 0
- 14 Rwanda 0
- 14 Saudi Arabia 0 compare
- 14 El Salvador 0
- 14 San Marino 0
- 14 Serbia 0 compare
- 14 Slovakia 0
- 14 Slovenia 0
- 14 Eswatini 0
- 14 Seychelles 0
- 14 Thailand 0 compare
- 14 Tajikistan 0
- 14 Trinidad and Tobago 0 compare
- 14 Tunisia 0
- 14 Turkey 0
- 14 Tanzania 0
- 14 Ukraine 0
- 14 Uzbekistan 0
- 14 Vietnam 0 compare
- 14 Samoa 0
- 14 Zimbabwe 0
More education data for South Africa
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 287,310 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 25.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound internationally mobile students from north america: students in South Africa?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from north america: students in South Africa was 0 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound internationally mobile students from north america: students recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 74 in 2015.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from north america: students recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1998.
- How does South Africa rank for inbound internationally mobile students from north america: students?
- South Africa ranks 14th out of 122 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inbound internationally mobile students from north america: students rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Inbound internationally mobile students from North America: Students from Bermuda, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release