Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa, both in UIS: North America and Western Europe
UIS: North America and Western Europe: Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa, both was 310,198 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa, both in UIS: North America and Western Europe, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa, both in UIS: North America and Western Europe stood at 310,198. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.5% on the previous year and up 113.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa, both in UIS: North America and Western Europe peaked at 310,198 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 84,514, in 1998.
UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 13th of 113 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 UIS: North America and Western Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 84,514 | — |
| 1999 | 86,200 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 93,154 | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 102,030 | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 113,517 | +11.3% |
| 2003 | 126,864 | +11.8% |
| 2004 | 130,100 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 136,685 | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 142,426 | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 146,418 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 139,728 | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 145,776 | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 150,491 | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 154,326 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 153,097 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 145,141 | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 148,906 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 158,398 | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 163,767 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 168,481 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 173,853 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 179,514 | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 200,710 | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 221,962 | +10.6% |
| 2022 | 259,500 | +16.9% |
| 2023 | 310,198 | +19.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85,357 | 84,514 | 86,200 | 2 |
| 2000s | 127,670 | 93,154 | 146,418 | 10 |
| 2010s | 159,597 | 145,141 | 179,514 | 10 |
| 2020s | 248,092 | 200,710 | 310,198 | 4 |
Countries ranked near UIS: North America and Western Europe
More education data for UIS: North America and Western Europe
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1303 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 33.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1311 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 38.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 606,356 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa, both in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa, both in UIS: North America and Western Europe was 310,198 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa, both recorded in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 310,198 in 2023.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa, both recorded in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 84,514 in 1998.
- How does UIS: North America and Western Europe rank for inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa, both?
- UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 13th out of 113 groups with data for 2023.
- Is inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa, both rising or falling in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 113.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: North America and Western Europe 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