Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105): Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying was 0.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) stood at 0.7%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.4% on the previous year and up 55.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) peaked at 0.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1999.
That places ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) 175th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.3% | — |
| 1998 | 0.3% | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +13.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +12.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | +13.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
- 172 Dominican Republic 0.6% compare
- 173 Cambodia 0.6% compare
- 174 Japan 0.6% compare
- 175 Brazil 0.5% compare
- 176 Rwanda 0.5% compare
- 177 United States 0.5% compare
- 178 Central African Republic 0.5% compare
More education data for ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 31.31 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 15.44 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 15.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.82 million (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.51 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 29.54 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) was 0.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1999.
- How does ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying?
- ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 175th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying rising or falling in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) 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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February 2026 Data Release