Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa, both in SDG: Europe and Northern America
SDG: Europe and Northern America: Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa, both was 342,910 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa, both in SDG: Europe and Northern America, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa, both in SDG: Europe and Northern America is 342,910, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.2% on the previous year and up 126.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa, both in SDG: Europe and Northern America peaked at 342,910 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 85,558, in 1998.
SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 11th of 113 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa, both in SDG: Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 85,558 | — |
| 1999 | 87,218 | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 93,996 | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 102,756 | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 114,231 | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 127,620 | +11.7% |
| 2004 | 130,911 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 138,003 | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 143,712 | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 147,884 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 145,894 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 151,888 | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 157,117 | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 161,457 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 159,697 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 151,572 | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 162,530 | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 172,248 | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 179,956 | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 185,901 | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 191,714 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 198,934 | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 227,808 | +14.5% |
| 2021 | 251,329 | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 292,611 | +16.4% |
| 2023 | 342,910 | +17.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86,388 | 85,558 | 87,218 | 2 |
| 2000s | 129,690 | 93,996 | 151,888 | 10 |
| 2010s | 172,113 | 151,572 | 198,934 | 10 |
| 2020s | 278,664 | 227,808 | 342,910 | 4 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe and Northern America
More education data for SDG: Europe and Northern America
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.059 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 45.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0656 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3241 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.1479 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa, both in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa, both in SDG: Europe and Northern America was 342,910 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa, both recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 342,910 in 2023.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa, both recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 85,558 in 1998.
- How does SDG: Europe and Northern America rank for inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa, both?
- SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 11th out of 113 groups with data for 2023.
- Is inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa, both rising or falling in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 126.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Europe and Northern America 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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February 2026 Data Release