Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in UNICEF: West and Central Africa
UNICEF: West and Central Africa: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying was 0.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in UNICEF: West and Central Africa stood at 0.8%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and up 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in UNICEF: West and Central Africa peaked at 0.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2013.
UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 150th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 UNICEF: West and Central Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.6% | — |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: West and Central Africa
- 147 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.3% compare
- 148 Costa Rica 1.2% compare
- 149 Haiti 1.2% compare
- 150 China 1.2% compare
- 151 Micronesia, Federated States of 1.2% compare
- 152 Guinea 1.1% compare
- 153 Benin 1.1% compare
More education data for UNICEF: West and Central Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.92 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9224 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5411 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.20 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.73 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in UNICEF: West and Central Africa was 0.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2013.
- How does UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying?
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 150th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying rising or falling in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: West and Central 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