Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405): Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying was 0.6775 UIS estimate in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in UIS estimate.
Analysis
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) recorded 0.6775 UIS estimate 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 7.5% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) peaked at 0.6775 UIS estimate in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5354 UIS estimate, in 2011.
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 122nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), year by year
| Year | UIS estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.5354 UIS estimate | — |
| 2012 | 0.58 UIS estimate | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5862 UIS estimate | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5916 UIS estimate | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5861 UIS estimate | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5911 UIS estimate | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6038 UIS estimate | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5998 UIS estimate | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5946 UIS estimate | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5931 UIS estimate | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6028 UIS estimate | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.6304 UIS estimate | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6775 UIS estimate | +7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5854 UIS estimate | 0.5354 UIS estimate | 0.6038 UIS estimate | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.626 UIS estimate | 0.5931 UIS estimate | 0.6775 UIS estimate | 4 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
- 119 Nigeria 0.8088 UIS estimate compare
- 120 Curacao 0.8028 UIS estimate compare
- 121 North Korea 0.7995 UIS estimate compare
- 122 East Timor 0.7929 UIS estimate compare
- 123 Grenada 0.779 UIS estimate compare
- 124 Lebanon 0.7785 UIS estimate compare
- 125 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.7783 UIS estimate compare
More education data for ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 50.51 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 29.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 114.70 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 46.96 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 45.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) was 0.6775 UIS estimate in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6775 UIS estimate in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5354 UIS estimate in 2011.
- How does ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying?
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 122nd out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying rising or falling in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (UIS estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release