Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa, both in WB: High Income (july 2025)
WB: High Income (july 2025): Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa, both was 369,510 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa, both in WB: High Income (july 2025), 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa, both in WB: High Income (july 2025) stood at 369,510. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.9% on the previous year and up 112.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa, both in WB: High Income (july 2025) peaked at 369,510 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 90,604, in 1998.
That places WB: High Income (july 2025) 8th out of 113 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 WB: High Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 90,604 | — |
| 1999 | 92,472 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 100,730 | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 111,407 | +10.6% |
| 2002 | 124,729 | +12.0% |
| 2003 | 139,023 | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 140,915 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 148,421 | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 154,532 | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 159,513 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 158,316 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 165,129 | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 170,998 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 177,274 | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 177,295 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 174,324 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 180,212 | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 191,455 | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 201,035 | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 209,168 | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 215,290 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 218,836 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 246,807 | +12.8% |
| 2021 | 269,006 | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 313,474 | +16.5% |
| 2023 | 369,510 | +17.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91,538 | 90,604 | 92,472 | 2 |
| 2000s | 140,272 | 100,730 | 165,129 | 10 |
| 2010s | 191,589 | 170,998 | 218,836 | 10 |
| 2020s | 299,699 | 246,807 | 369,510 | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: High Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: High Income (july 2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0898 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 51.82 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1159 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 106.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 43.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0538 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa, both in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa, both in WB: High Income (july 2025) was 369,510 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa, both recorded in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 369,510 in 2023.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa, both recorded in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 90,604 in 1998.
- How does WB: High Income (july 2025) rank for inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa, both?
- WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 8th out of 113 groups with data for 2023.
- Is inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa, both rising or falling in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 112.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: High Income (july 2025) 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