Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying was 0.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa is 0.6%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 0.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2013.
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 190th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.6% | — |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -13.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 4 |
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More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8202 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 97.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 93.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 0.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2013.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 190th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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, male (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release