Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)

ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying was 0.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.5%
Change on year
up 4.8%
Rank
209th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.8%
in 2011
All-time low
0.5%
in 2021
Years of data
13
2011–2023

Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 2011–2023

00.20.40.60.82011201720232011: 0.811 %2012: 0.478 %2013: 0.483 %2014: 0.505 %2015: 0.526 %2016: 0.546 %2017: 0.555 %2018: 0.542 %2019: 0.509 %2020: 0.493 %2021: 0.459 %2022: 0.46 %2023: 0.482 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) is 0.5%, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 0.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2021.

ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 209th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year

Annual values for Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, male (UIS estimate) (%) in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 2011 to 2023.
Year % Change
2011 0.8%
2012 0.5% -41.1%
2013 0.5% +1.0%
2014 0.5% +4.6%
2015 0.5% +4.2%
2016 0.5% +3.7%
2017 0.6% +1.6%
2018 0.5% -2.2%
2019 0.5% -6.1%
2020 0.5% -3.2%
2021 0.5% -6.9%
2022 0.5% +0.2%
2023 0.5% +4.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.8% 9
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 4

Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)

  1. 206 Malawi 0.2% compare
  2. 207 Papua New Guinea 0.2% compare
  3. 208 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.2% compare
  4. 209 Ethiopia 0.1% compare
  5. 210 North Korea 0.1% compare
  6. 211 Aland Islands 0.0%
  7. 211 American Samoa 0.0%
  8. 211 Saint Barthelemy 0.0%
  9. 211 Western Sahara 0.0%
  10. 211 Falkland Islands 0.0%
  11. 211 Guernsey 0.0%
  12. 211 Guadeloupe 0.0%
  13. 211 French Guiana 0.0%
  14. 211 Guam 0.0%
  15. 211 Isle of Man 0.0%
  16. 211 Jersey 0.0%
  17. 211 Saint Martin (French part) 0.0%
  18. 211 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0%
  19. 211 Martinique 0.0%
  20. 211 Mayotte 0.0%
  21. 211 New Caledonia 0.0%
  22. 211 Norfolk Island 0.0%
  23. 211 Pitcairn 0.0%
  24. 211 French Polynesia 0.0%
  25. 211 Reunion 0.0%
  26. 211 Saint Helena 0.0%
  27. 211 Svalbard and Jan Mayen 0.0%
  28. 211 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.0%
  29. 211 United States Virgin Islands 0.0%
  30. 211 Wallis and Futuna 0.0%

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Frequently asked questions

What is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 0.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2011.
What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2021.
How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying?
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 209th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 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, male (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, male (UIS estimate) (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
456 places, 15,326 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release