Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa in UNICEF: World

UNICEF: World: Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa was 234,794 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
234,794
Change on year
up 31.4%
Rank
5th
of 75 groups
All-time high
234,794
in 2023
All-time low
117,563
in 2012
Years of data
10
2012–2023

Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa in UNICEF: World, 2012–2023

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k2012201720232012: 117.6k2013: 120.8k2014: 133.4k2015: 141.5k2016: 148.7k2017: 152.6k2018: 153.4k2019: 157.3k2021: 178.7k2023: 234.8k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

UNICEF: World recorded 234,794 for inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

The figure is up 31.4% on the previous year and up 94.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa in UNICEF: World peaked at 234,794 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 117,563, in 2012.

UNICEF: World ranks 5th of 75 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa in UNICEF: World, year by year

Annual values for Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa, female (UIS estimate) (number) in UNICEF: World, 2012 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2012 117,563
2013 120,834 +2.8%
2014 133,362 +10.4%
2015 141,463 +6.1%
2016 148,681 +5.1%
2017 152,649 +2.7%
2018 153,356 +0.5%
2019 157,258 +2.5%
2021 178,714 +13.6%
2023 234,794 +31.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 140,646 117,563 157,258 8
2020s 206,754 178,714 234,794 2

Countries ranked near UNICEF: World

  1. 2 France 28,474 compare
  2. 3 Canada 15,306 compare
  3. 4 South Africa 13,707 compare
  4. 5 Portugal 10,998 compare
  5. 6 Germany 7,747 compare
  6. 7 Türkiye 7,448 compare
  7. 8 Morocco 7,090 compare

See the full ranking of 177 places →

More education data for UNICEF: World

All data for UNICEF: World →

Frequently asked questions

What is inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa in UNICEF: World?
Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa in UNICEF: World was 234,794 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa recorded in UNICEF: World?
The highest recorded value was 234,794 in 2023.
What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa recorded in UNICEF: World?
The lowest recorded value was 117,563 in 2012.
How does UNICEF: World rank for inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa?
UNICEF: World ranks 5th out of 75 groups with data for 2023.
Is inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa rising or falling in UNICEF: World?
Over the last ten years it is up 94.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this UNICEF: World 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 10 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa in UNICEF: World. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 04 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/inbound-internationally-mobile-students-from-sub-saharan-africa-female-uis-estimate-number/unicef-world/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/inbound-internationally-mobile-students-from-sub-saharan-africa-female-uis-estimate-number/unicef-world/">Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa in UNICEF: World</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa, female (UIS estimate) (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
177 places, 1,766 data points, 2008–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release