Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa was 16,730 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) stood at 16,730.
The figure is up 13.5% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 28,281 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 14,734, in 2022.
That places ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 26th out of 75 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 28,281 | — |
| 2012 | 16,399 | -42.0% |
| 2013 | 16,823 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 17,151 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 17,084 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 17,897 | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 17,881 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 17,677 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 17,581 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 16,178 | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 15,718 | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 14,734 | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 16,730 | +13.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18,531 | 16,399 | 28,281 | 9 |
| 2020s | 15,840 | 14,734 | 16,730 | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 17.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8034 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 875,127 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6859 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.68 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 16,730 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 28,281 in 2011.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,734 in 2022.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 26th out of 75 groups with data for 2023.
- Is inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa, female (UIS estimate) (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release