Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
UIS: 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 UIS: 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 UIS: 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 5.3% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 0.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2013.
That places UIS: Sub-saharan Africa 201st 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.5% | — |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -13.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
- 198 South Africa 0.3% compare
- 199 Puerto Rico 0.3% compare
- 200 South Sudan 0.3% compare
- 201 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.3% compare
- 202 Guatemala 0.2% compare
- 203 Mozambique 0.2% compare
- 204 Madagascar 0.2% compare
More education data for UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.73 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.50 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.24 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.52 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in UIS: 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 UIS: 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2013.
- How does UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 201st out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying rising or falling in UIS: 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 UIS: 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