Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd)

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd): Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying was 0.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.5%
Change on year
up 9.0%
Rank
198th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.5%
in 2023
All-time low
0.3%
in 1998
Years of data
27
1997–2023

Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd), 1997–2023

00.20.40.61997201020231997: 0.312 %1998: 0.303 %1999: 0.304 %2000: 0.319 %2001: 0.333 %2002: 0.352 %2003: 0.37 %2004: 0.363 %2005: 0.365 %2006: 0.367 %2007: 0.375 %2008: 0.379 %2009: 0.386 %2010: 0.391 %2011: 0.406 %2012: 0.367 %2013: 0.367 %2014: 0.396 %2015: 0.411 %2016: 0.421 %2017: 0.413 %2018: 0.402 %2019: 0.406 %2020: 0.421 %2021: 0.433 %2022: 0.46 %2023: 0.501 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2023, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) stood at 0.5%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 36.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 0.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1998.

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 198th 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd), year by year

Annual values for Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%) in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd), 1997 to 2023.
Year % Change
1997 0.3%
1998 0.3% -2.9%
1999 0.3% +0.4%
2000 0.3% +4.9%
2001 0.3% +4.2%
2002 0.4% +5.8%
2003 0.4% +5.1%
2004 0.4% -1.7%
2005 0.4% +0.4%
2006 0.4% +0.6%
2007 0.4% +2.3%
2008 0.4% +0.9%
2009 0.4% +1.8%
2010 0.4% +1.4%
2011 0.4% +3.8%
2012 0.4% -9.6%
2013 0.4% -0.2%
2014 0.4% +8.0%
2015 0.4% +4.0%
2016 0.4% +2.4%
2017 0.4% -1.9%
2018 0.4% -2.7%
2019 0.4% +0.8%
2020 0.4% +3.9%
2021 0.4% +2.8%
2022 0.5% +6.2%
2023 0.5% +9.0%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd)

  1. 195 Indonesia 0.3% compare
  2. 196 Zambia 0.3% compare
  3. 197 South Africa 0.3% compare
  4. 198 South Sudan 0.2% compare
  5. 199 Guatemala 0.2% compare
  6. 200 Sierra Leone 0.2% compare
  7. 201 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) was 0.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2023.
What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1998.
How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 198th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying rising or falling in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) 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