Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying was 0.6805 UIS estimate in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in UIS estimate.
Analysis
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 0.6805 UIS estimate for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.6% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 0.6805 UIS estimate in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5001 UIS estimate, in 2011.
That places MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 119th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | UIS estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.5001 UIS estimate | — |
| 2012 | 0.5615 UIS estimate | +12.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5732 UIS estimate | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.577 UIS estimate | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5708 UIS estimate | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5764 UIS estimate | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.589 UIS estimate | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.589 UIS estimate | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5814 UIS estimate | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5847 UIS estimate | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5954 UIS estimate | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.6264 UIS estimate | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6805 UIS estimate | +8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5687 UIS estimate | 0.5001 UIS estimate | 0.589 UIS estimate | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.6217 UIS estimate | 0.5847 UIS estimate | 0.6805 UIS estimate | 4 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- 116 Dominica 0.8627 UIS estimate compare
- 117 Indonesia 0.8598 UIS estimate compare
- 118 Morocco 0.8228 UIS estimate compare
- 119 Nigeria 0.8088 UIS estimate compare
- 120 Curaçao 0.8028 UIS estimate compare
- 121 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 0.7995 UIS estimate compare
- 122 Timor-Leste 0.7929 UIS estimate compare
More education data for MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 0.6805 UIS estimate in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6805 UIS estimate in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5001 UIS estimate in 2011.
- How does MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying?
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 119th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying rising or falling in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 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