Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)

UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas): Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying was 0.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.6%
Change on year
up 22.2%
Rank
170th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.6%
in 2023
All-time low
0.3%
in 2012
Years of data
13
2011–2023

Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), 2011–2023

00.20.40.62011201720232011: 0.291 %2012: 0.284 %2013: 0.294 %2014: 0.339 %2015: 0.365 %2016: 0.37 %2017: 0.355 %2018: 0.337 %2019: 0.326 %2020: 0.353 %2021: 0.382 %2022: 0.454 %2023: 0.555 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) recorded 0.6% for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.2% on the previous year and up 89.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) peaked at 0.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2012.

UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 170th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), year by year

Annual values for Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, female (UIS estimate) (%) in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), 2011 to 2023.
Year % Change
2011 0.3%
2012 0.3% -2.4%
2013 0.3% +3.4%
2014 0.3% +15.4%
2015 0.4% +7.9%
2016 0.4% +1.4%
2017 0.4% -4.1%
2018 0.3% -5.3%
2019 0.3% -3.1%
2020 0.4% +8.3%
2021 0.4% +8.3%
2022 0.5% +18.8%
2023 0.6% +22.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 9
2020s 0.4% 0.4% 0.6% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) 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 UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2023.
What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2012.
How does UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying?
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 170th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying rising or falling in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
Over the last ten years it is up 89.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) 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, female (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, female (UIS estimate) (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
429 places, 5,354 data points, 2011–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release