Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in was 0.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 0.3%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.0% on the previous year and up 60.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 0.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1999.
That places MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 180th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.1% | — |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +13.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +16.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- 177 Madagascar 0.2% compare
- 178 Burundi 0.2% compare
- 179 Mali 0.2% compare
- 180 Puerto Rico 0.1% compare
- 181 Guatemala 0.1% compare
- 182 Eritrea 0.1% compare
- 183 Turkmenistan 0.1% compare
More education data for MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 0.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1999.
- How does MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in?
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 180th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in rising or falling in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: 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 in North America and Western Europe, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release