Inbound internationally mobile … adjusted sub-Saharan UIS estimate in Ghana
Ghana: Inbound internationally mobile … adjusted sub-Saharan UIS estimate was 0.9413 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa in Ghana, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.9413 for inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 18.4% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa in Ghana peaked at 0.9413 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6405, in 2014.
Ghana ranks 16th of 93 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Inbound internationally mobile … adjusted sub-Saharan UIS estimate in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.7196 | — |
| 2014 | 0.6405 | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6464 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6678 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7288 | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7385 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7591 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.7789 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.7794 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7953 | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9413 | +18.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.9413 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4751, 2.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.9413 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6034, 1.6× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7001 | 0.6405 | 0.7591 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.8237 | 0.7789 | 0.9413 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.93 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.23 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 174,414 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 39,902 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 949,095 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 913,117 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.33 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.6567 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa in Ghana?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa in Ghana was 0.9413 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9413 in 2023.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6405 in 2014.
- How does Ghana rank for inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa?
- Ghana ranks 16th out of 93 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (UIS estimate) (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release