Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying was 0.6848 UIS estimate in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in UIS estimate.
Analysis
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 0.6848 UIS estimate for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 0.6848 UIS estimate in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5026 UIS estimate, in 2011.
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 113th 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 SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | UIS estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.5026 UIS estimate | — |
| 2012 | 0.5672 UIS estimate | +12.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5779 UIS estimate | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5826 UIS estimate | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.576 UIS estimate | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5811 UIS estimate | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5951 UIS estimate | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.594 UIS estimate | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5834 UIS estimate | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5869 UIS estimate | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5982 UIS estimate | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6307 UIS estimate | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6848 UIS estimate | +8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5733 UIS estimate | 0.5026 UIS estimate | 0.5951 UIS estimate | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.6251 UIS estimate | 0.5869 UIS estimate | 0.6848 UIS estimate | 4 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- 110 Eswatini 0.9114 UIS estimate compare
- 111 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.91 UIS estimate compare
- 112 Trinidad and Tobago 0.9053 UIS estimate compare
- 113 Tunisia 0.8873 UIS estimate compare
- 114 South Africa 0.8855 UIS estimate compare
- 115 Guatemala 0.873 UIS estimate compare
- 116 Dominica 0.8627 UIS estimate compare
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 191.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12.63 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8202 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 97.68 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 0.6848 UIS estimate in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6848 UIS estimate in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5026 UIS estimate in 2011.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 113th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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