Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in was 0.82 UIS estimate in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in UIS estimate.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa is 0.82 UIS estimate, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 0.82 UIS estimate in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5917 UIS estimate, in 2011.
That places UIS: Sub-saharan Africa 130th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | UIS estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.5917 UIS estimate | — |
| 2012 | 0.5997 UIS estimate | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6218 UIS estimate | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6347 UIS estimate | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6338 UIS estimate | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6469 UIS estimate | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6601 UIS estimate | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6745 UIS estimate | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6832 UIS estimate | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7215 UIS estimate | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.7371 UIS estimate | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.7644 UIS estimate | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.82 UIS estimate | +7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6385 UIS estimate | 0.5917 UIS estimate | 0.6832 UIS estimate | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.7607 UIS estimate | 0.7215 UIS estimate | 0.82 UIS estimate | 4 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
- 127 Tunisia 0.923 UIS estimate compare
- 128 Zambia 0.922 UIS estimate compare
- 129 Morocco 0.9177 UIS estimate compare
- 130 Marshall Islands 0.9142 UIS estimate compare
- 131 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.8967 UIS estimate compare
- 132 Lebanon 0.8854 UIS estimate compare
- 133 Guatemala 0.8818 UIS estimate compare
More education data for UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.73 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7518 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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) 3.6 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.53 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa was 0.82 UIS estimate in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.82 UIS estimate in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5917 UIS estimate in 2011.
- How does UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 130th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in rising or falling in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. 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 in North America and Western Europe, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (UIS estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release