Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in WB: Africa Western and Central
WB: Africa Western and Central: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying was 0.664 UIS estimate in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in WB: Africa Western and Central, 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 WB: Africa Western and Central is 0.664 UIS estimate, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 10.1% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in WB: Africa Western and Central peaked at 0.664 UIS estimate in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5156 UIS estimate, in 2012.
WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 137th 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 WB: Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | UIS estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.5163 UIS estimate | — |
| 2012 | 0.5156 UIS estimate | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5244 UIS estimate | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.536 UIS estimate | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5318 UIS estimate | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5315 UIS estimate | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5453 UIS estimate | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5333 UIS estimate | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5216 UIS estimate | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5287 UIS estimate | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.551 UIS estimate | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6033 UIS estimate | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 0.664 UIS estimate | +10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5284 UIS estimate | 0.5156 UIS estimate | 0.5453 UIS estimate | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.5868 UIS estimate | 0.5287 UIS estimate | 0.664 UIS estimate | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Africa Western and Central
More education data for WB: Africa Western and Central
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.61 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.4 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.89 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7294 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.08 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 18.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in WB: Africa Western and Central was 0.664 UIS estimate in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 0.664 UIS estimate in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5156 UIS estimate in 2012.
- How does WB: Africa Western and Central rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying?
- WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 137th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying rising or falling in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Western and Central 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