Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa in Malaysia
Malaysia: Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa was 0.405 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa in Malaysia, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 0.405 for inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 13.8% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa in Malaysia peaked at 0.405 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2385, in 2016.
That places Malaysia 75th out of 93 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.27 | — |
| 2015 | 0.2491 | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2385 | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2728 | +14.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2985 | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3096 | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3283 | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3329 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3559 | +6.9% |
| 2024 | 0.405 | +13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2658 | 0.2385 | 0.2985 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.3463 | 0.3096 | 0.405 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 72 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.4286 compare
- 73 Cameroon 0.4275 compare
- 74 Egypt 0.4193 compare
- 76 Latvia 0.4011 compare
- 77 Uzbekistan 0.4 compare
- 78 Madagascar 0.3709 compare
More education data for Malaysia
- 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 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 273,792 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa in Malaysia?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa in Malaysia was 0.405 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.405 in 2024.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2385 in 2016.
- How does Malaysia rank for inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa?
- Malaysia ranks 75th out of 93 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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