Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: 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 SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 0.3% for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 16.1% on the previous year and up 60.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 0.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1999.
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 172nd of 221 groups on this measure, 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 SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.2% | — |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +13.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +16.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 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 SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- 169 Angola 0.2% compare
- 170 Kenya 0.2% compare
- 171 Uzbekistan 0.2% compare
- 172 Philippines 0.2% compare
- 173 South Africa 0.2% compare
- 174 Burkina Faso 0.2% compare
- 175 Cambodia 0.2% compare
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 191.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14.32 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)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12.63 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.47 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in SDG: 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 SDG: 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 SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1999.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 172nd out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.5%. 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 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