Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa, both in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa, both was 99,874 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
99,874
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
26th
of 113 groups
All-time high
100,214
in 2020
All-time low
58,679
in 2003
Years of data
12
1999–2021

Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa, both in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1999–2021

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k1999201020211999: 59.0k2000: 58.9k2001: 59.2k2002: 58.7k2003: 58.7k2004: 59.3k2005: 60.2k2006: 61.6k2007: 62.7k2019: 100.0k2020: 100.2k2021: 99.9k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2021, inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa, both in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) stood at 99,874.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 59.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa, both in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 100,214 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 58,679, in 2003.

That places ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 26th out of 113 groups with data for 2021, putting it 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, both in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), year by year

Annual values for Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number) in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1999 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1999 58,967
2000 58,917 -0.1%
2001 59,204 +0.5%
2002 58,681 -0.9%
2003 58,679 -0.0%
2004 59,324 +1.1%
2005 60,157 +1.4%
2006 61,586 +2.4%
2007 62,741 +1.9%
2019 100,008 +59.4%
2020 100,214 +0.2%
2021 99,874 -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 58,967 58,967 58,967 1
2000s 59,911 58,679 62,741 8
2010s 100,008 100,008 100,008 1
2020s 100,044 99,874 100,214 2

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

  1. 23 Ghana 4,496 compare
  2. 24 Niger 4,175 compare
  3. 25 Côte d'Ivoire 4,099 compare
  4. 26 Benin 3,946 compare
  5. 27 Egypt 3,226 compare
  6. 28 Burkina Faso 3,038
  7. 28 Hungary 3,038 compare

See the full ranking of 249 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa, both in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa, both in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 99,874 in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa, both recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
The highest recorded value was 100,214 in 2020.
What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa, both recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
The lowest recorded value was 58,679 in 2003.
How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa, both?
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 26th out of 113 groups with data for 2021.
Is inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa, both rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
Over the last ten years it is up 59.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
249 places, 4,290 data points, 1997–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release