Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)

ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405): Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying was 0.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.7%
Change on year
up 3.7%
Rank
173rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.7%
in 2023
All-time low
0.5%
in 2013
Years of data
13
2011–2023

Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), 2011–2023

00.20.40.60.82011201720232011: 0.58 %2012: 0.526 %2013: 0.515 %2014: 0.553 %2015: 0.579 %2016: 0.599 %2017: 0.597 %2018: 0.596 %2019: 0.608 %2020: 0.64 %2021: 0.661 %2022: 0.69 %2023: 0.715 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2023, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) stood at 0.7%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 38.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) peaked at 0.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2013.

That places ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 173rd out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), year by year

Annual values for Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, male (UIS estimate) (%) in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), 2011 to 2023.
Year % Change
2011 0.6%
2012 0.5% -9.4%
2013 0.5% -2.0%
2014 0.6% +7.4%
2015 0.6% +4.7%
2016 0.6% +3.5%
2017 0.6% -0.4%
2018 0.6% -0.1%
2019 0.6% +2.0%
2020 0.6% +5.2%
2021 0.7% +3.4%
2022 0.7% +4.4%
2023 0.7% +3.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 9
2020s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 4

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)

  1. 170 Bangladesh 0.7% compare
  2. 171 Pakistan 0.7% compare
  3. 172 Central African Republic 0.7% compare
  4. 173 Honduras 0.7% compare
  5. 174 Russian Federation 0.7% compare
  6. 175 Rwanda 0.7% compare
  7. 176 Mali 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) was 0.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2023.
What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2013.
How does ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying?
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 173rd out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying rising or falling in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 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