Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in WB: Sub-saharan Africa
WB: Sub-saharan Africa: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying was 0.6818 UIS estimate in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in WB: Sub-saharan 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa is 0.6818 UIS estimate, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in WB: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 0.6818 UIS estimate in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5001 UIS estimate, in 2011.
That places WB: Sub-saharan Africa 114th 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | UIS estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.5001 UIS estimate | — |
| 2012 | 0.5618 UIS estimate | +12.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5734 UIS estimate | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.577 UIS estimate | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.571 UIS estimate | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5766 UIS estimate | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.589 UIS estimate | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5892 UIS estimate | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5816 UIS estimate | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5852 UIS estimate | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5961 UIS estimate | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6274 UIS estimate | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.6818 UIS estimate | +8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5689 UIS estimate | 0.5001 UIS estimate | 0.5892 UIS estimate | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.6226 UIS estimate | 0.5852 UIS estimate | 0.6818 UIS estimate | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Sub-saharan Africa
- 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
- 117 Indonesia 0.8598 UIS estimate compare
More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.55 % 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in WB: Sub-saharan Africa was 0.6818 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: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6818 UIS estimate in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5001 UIS estimate in 2011.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 114th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying rising or falling in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: 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