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 0.4762 UIS estimate in 2023. ▼ Falling
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 0.4762 UIS estimate, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 0.6147 UIS estimate in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.4719 UIS estimate, in 2015.
That places UIS: Sub-saharan Africa 163rd out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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 | 0.6147 UIS estimate | — |
| 2012 | 0.5323 UIS estimate | -13.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5128 UIS estimate | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5148 UIS estimate | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4719 UIS estimate | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4764 UIS estimate | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4788 UIS estimate | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5104 UIS estimate | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5359 UIS estimate | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5355 UIS estimate | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4817 UIS estimate | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4748 UIS estimate | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4762 UIS estimate | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5164 UIS estimate | 0.4719 UIS estimate | 0.6147 UIS estimate | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.492 UIS estimate | 0.4748 UIS estimate | 0.5355 UIS estimate | 4 |
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 0.4762 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 0.6147 UIS estimate in 2011.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4719 UIS estimate in 2015.
- How does UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 163rd 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 down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 South and West Asia, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (UIS estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release