Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in UNICEF: West and Central Africa
UNICEF: West and Central Africa: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying was 0.6558 UIS estimate in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in UIS estimate.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in UNICEF: West and Central Africa is 0.6558 UIS estimate, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 9.9% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in UNICEF: West and Central Africa peaked at 0.6558 UIS estimate in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5083 UIS estimate, in 2012.
That places UNICEF: West and Central Africa 150th 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 UNICEF: West and Central Africa, year by year
| Year | UIS estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.51 UIS estimate | — |
| 2012 | 0.5083 UIS estimate | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5167 UIS estimate | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5294 UIS estimate | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5264 UIS estimate | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.526 UIS estimate | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5387 UIS estimate | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5272 UIS estimate | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5181 UIS estimate | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5252 UIS estimate | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5479 UIS estimate | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5967 UIS estimate | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 0.6558 UIS estimate | +9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5223 UIS estimate | 0.5083 UIS estimate | 0.5387 UIS estimate | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.5814 UIS estimate | 0.5252 UIS estimate | 0.6558 UIS estimate | 4 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: West and Central Africa
- 147 Congo 0.6804 UIS estimate compare
- 148 Palau 0.6786 UIS estimate compare
- 149 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.6759 UIS estimate compare
- 150 Armenia 0.6704 UIS estimate compare
- 151 Palestine, State of 0.6618 UIS estimate compare
- 152 Burundi 0.6584 UIS estimate compare
- 153 Angola 0.6578 UIS estimate compare
More education data for UNICEF: West and Central Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.09 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9224 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5411 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.92 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.73 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.46 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in UNICEF: West and Central Africa was 0.6558 UIS estimate in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6558 UIS estimate in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5083 UIS estimate in 2012.
- How does UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying?
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 150th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying rising or falling in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: West and Central 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