Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying was 0.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.6%
Change on year
up 5.4%
Rank
200th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.6%
in 2023
All-time low
0.5%
in 2013
Years of data
13
2011–2023

Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), 2011–2023

00.20.40.62011201720232011: 0.541 %2012: 0.469 %2013: 0.465 %2014: 0.501 %2015: 0.523 %2016: 0.533 %2017: 0.519 %2018: 0.505 %2019: 0.512 %2020: 0.53 %2021: 0.542 %2022: 0.564 %2023: 0.595 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) is 0.6%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 0.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2013.

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 200th 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), year by year

Annual values for Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, male (UIS estimate) (%) in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), 2011 to 2023.
Year % Change
2011 0.5%
2012 0.5% -13.2%
2013 0.5% -0.9%
2014 0.5% +7.7%
2015 0.5% +4.4%
2016 0.5% +2.0%
2017 0.5% -2.6%
2018 0.5% -2.7%
2019 0.5% +1.2%
2020 0.5% +3.7%
2021 0.5% +2.1%
2022 0.6% +4.2%
2023 0.6% +5.4%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)

  1. 197 Philippines 0.3% compare
  2. 198 South Africa 0.3% compare
  3. 199 Puerto Rico 0.3% compare
  4. 200 South Sudan 0.3% compare
  5. 201 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.3% compare
  6. 202 Guatemala 0.2% compare
  7. 203 Mozambique 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2023.
What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2013.
How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 200th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying rising or falling in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 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