Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa in South Africa
South Africa: Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa was 0.92 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa in South Africa, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.92 for inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa in South Africa peaked at 0.92 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.727, in 2013.
South Africa ranks 19th of 93 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.7354 | — |
| 2013 | 0.727 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7312 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7326 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7361 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7497 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7466 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7917 | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8073 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8257 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.8668 | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 0.92 | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7438 | 0.727 | 0.7917 | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.8549 | 0.8073 | 0.92 | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More education data for South Africa
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 407,696 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.50 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 7.52 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.119 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.52 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.44 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa in South Africa?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa in South Africa was 0.92 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.92 in 2023.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.727 in 2013.
- How does South Africa rank for inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa?
- South Africa ranks 19th out of 93 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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