Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying was 0.6911 UIS estimate in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in UIS estimate.
Analysis
In 2023, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 0.6911 UIS estimate. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.9% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 0.6911 UIS estimate in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5057 UIS estimate, in 2011.
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 108th 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | UIS estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.5057 UIS estimate | — |
| 2012 | 0.5717 UIS estimate | +13.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5818 UIS estimate | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5864 UIS estimate | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5798 UIS estimate | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5847 UIS estimate | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.598 UIS estimate | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5977 UIS estimate | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5871 UIS estimate | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5908 UIS estimate | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6025 UIS estimate | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6349 UIS estimate | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6911 UIS estimate | +8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.577 UIS estimate | 0.5057 UIS estimate | 0.598 UIS estimate | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.6298 UIS estimate | 0.5908 UIS estimate | 0.6911 UIS estimate | 4 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
- 105 Chile 0.9626 UIS estimate compare
- 106 Zimbabwe 0.9498 UIS estimate compare
- 107 Sao Tome and Principe 0.934 UIS estimate compare
- 108 Sri Lanka 0.9156 UIS estimate compare
- 109 Republic of Moldova 0.9152 UIS estimate compare
- 110 Eswatini 0.9114 UIS estimate compare
- 111 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.91 UIS estimate compare
More education data for UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.73 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.50 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.53 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa was 0.6911 UIS estimate in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6911 UIS estimate in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5057 UIS estimate in 2011.
- How does UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 108th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying rising or falling in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: 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