Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)

ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106): Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying was 0.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.6%
Change on year
up 6.6%
Rank
185th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.6%
in 2023
All-time low
0.3%
in 1999
Years of data
27
1997–2023

Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106), 1997–2023

00.20.40.61997201020231997: 0.357 %1998: 0.346 %1999: 0.345 %2000: 0.359 %2001: 0.373 %2002: 0.397 %2003: 0.418 %2004: 0.406 %2005: 0.404 %2006: 0.408 %2007: 0.409 %2008: 0.413 %2009: 0.423 %2010: 0.431 %2011: 0.446 %2012: 0.416 %2013: 0.409 %2014: 0.441 %2015: 0.46 %2016: 0.478 %2017: 0.48 %2018: 0.478 %2019: 0.486 %2020: 0.51 %2021: 0.531 %2022: 0.563 %2023: 0.601 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) recorded 0.6% for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and up 46.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) peaked at 0.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1999.

ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) ranks 185th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106), year by year

Annual values for Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%) in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106), 1997 to 2023.
Year % Change
1997 0.4%
1998 0.3% -3.0%
1999 0.3% -0.3%
2000 0.4% +4.2%
2001 0.4% +3.8%
2002 0.4% +6.4%
2003 0.4% +5.4%
2004 0.4% -2.9%
2005 0.4% -0.6%
2006 0.4% +0.9%
2007 0.4% +0.3%
2008 0.4% +1.1%
2009 0.4% +2.2%
2010 0.4% +2.1%
2011 0.4% +3.5%
2012 0.4% -6.8%
2013 0.4% -1.7%
2014 0.4% +7.8%
2015 0.5% +4.3%
2016 0.5% +3.8%
2017 0.5% +0.4%
2018 0.5% -0.4%
2019 0.5% +1.7%
2020 0.5% +5.1%
2021 0.5% +4.0%
2022 0.6% +6.1%
2023 0.6% +6.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 3
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 10
2020s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) was 0.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2023.
What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1999.
How does ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying?
ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) ranks 185th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying rising or falling in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
Over the last ten years it is up 46.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
430 places, 10,928 data points, 1997–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release