Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in sub-Saharan Africa, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
204
Highest
3.3%
Gabon
Lowest
0.0%
Cook Islands
Median
0.0%
Years covered
28
1996–2023
Data points
9,539
What the numbers show
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in sub-Saharan Africa, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%) is currently reported for 204 countries. The highest value is 3.3% in Gabon; the lowest is 0.0% in Cook Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0%, and the mean is 0.1%.
Over the past decade 72 countries rose and 87 fell. The largest increase was in Timor-Leste (up 1,704.5%), and the largest decrease in Aruba (down 100.0%).
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabon | 3.3% | 2023 | up 246.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Comoros | 3.2% | 2023 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 3 | Eswatini | 2.0% | 2023 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 4 | Seychelles | 1.4% | 2023 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 5 | Djibouti | 1.1% | 2023 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 6 | Congo | 1.0% | 2023 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 7 | Lesotho | 1.0% | 2023 | down 17.3% | rising |
| 8 | Namibia | 1.0% | 2023 | down 30.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Zimbabwe | 0.8% | 2023 | down 19.4% | rising |
| 10 | Chad | 0.7% | 2023 | up 103.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Mauritius | 0.7% | 2023 | down 49.9% | falling |
| 12 | Mauritania | 0.5% | 2023 | up 488.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Cape Verde | 0.4% | 2023 | up 138.4% | rising |
| 14 | Botswana | 0.4% | 2023 | down 53.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.4% | 2023 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 16 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.3% | 2023 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.3% | 2023 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 18 | Togo | 0.3% | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 19 | Benin | 0.3% | 2023 | up 25.2% | falling |
| 20 | Tokelau | 0.3% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Central African Republic | 0.2% | 2023 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 22 | Guinea | 0.2% | 2023 | up 56.0% | falling |
| 23 | Cameroon | 0.2% | 2023 | down 11.6% | flat |
| 24 | Niger | 0.2% | 2023 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 25 | Liberia | 0.1% | 2023 | up 138.3% | rising |
| 26 | Rwanda | 0.1% | 2023 | down 53.9% | falling |
| 27 | South Sudan | 0.1% | 2023 | up 465.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Gambia | 0.1% | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 29 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.1% | 2023 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 30 | Burkina Faso | 0.1% | 2023 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 31 | Burundi | 0.1% | 2023 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 32 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.1% | 2023 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 33 | Mali | 0.1% | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 34 | Zambia | 0.1% | 2023 | down 52.1% | falling |
| 35 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.1% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Malawi | 0.1% | 2023 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 37 | Morocco | 0.0% | 2023 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 38 | Angola | 0.0% | 2023 | down 71.2% | falling |
| 39 | British Virgin Islands | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Gibraltar | 0.0% | 2023 | down 15.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Somalia | 0.0% | 2023 | up 61.6% | rising |
| 42 | Ghana | 0.0% | 2023 | down 40.0% | rising |
| 43 | Nigeria | 0.0% | 2023 | down 65.8% | falling |
| 44 | Macao | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 45 | Sierra Leone | 0.0% | 2023 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 46 | Uganda | 0.0% | 2023 | down 20.9% | rising |
| 47 | Kenya | 0.0% | 2023 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Lebanon | 0.0% | 2023 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 49 | Tunisia | 0.0% | 2023 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 50 | South Africa | 0.0% | 2023 | up 240.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.0% | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 52 | Eritrea | 0.0% | 2023 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 53 | Senegal | 0.0% | 2023 | up 11.5% | flat |
| 54 | Norway | 0.0% | 2023 | down 61.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Maldives | 0.0% | 2023 | up 798.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Madagascar | 0.0% | 2023 | up 51.8% | rising |
| 57 | Qatar | 0.0% | 2022 | up 757.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Montenegro | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Mozambique | 0.0% | 2023 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 60 | Portugal | 0.0% | 2023 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 61 | Sudan | 0.0% | 2023 | up 21.7% | falling |
| 62 | Timor-Leste | 0.0% | 2023 | up 1,704.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Germany | 0.0% | 2023 | down 21.7% | rising |
| 65 | France | 0.0% | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 66 | Cayman Islands | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Tonga | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Netherlands | 0.0% | 2023 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Switzerland | 0.0% | 2023 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 70 | Libya | 0.0% | 2023 | up 1,153.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Grenada | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Andorra | 0.0% | 2023 | down 94.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Belgium | 0.0% | 2023 | down 23.2% | rising |
| 74 | Sweden | 0.0% | 2023 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 75 | Finland | 0.0% | 2023 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 76 | Saint Lucia | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Ireland | 0.0% | 2023 | down 51.5% | volatile |
| 78 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.0% | 2023 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 79 | Austria | 0.0% | 2023 | up 72.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Republic of Korea | 0.0% | 2023 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 81 | Denmark | 0.0% | 2023 | down 35.9% | rising |
| 82 | Guyana | 0.0% | 2023 | up 90.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Canada | 0.0% | 2023 | down 46.1% | falling |
| 84 | Ethiopia | 0.0% | 2023 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Oman | 0.0% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Israel | 0.0% | 2023 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 87 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0% | 2023 | up 37.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Cuba | 0.0% | 2023 | up 24.6% | volatile |
| 89 | Jamaica | 0.0% | 2023 | down 3.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Palestine, State of | 0.0% | 2023 | up 56.0% | rising |
| 91 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 92 | Italy | 0.0% | 2023 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 93 | Greece | 0.0% | 2023 | down 31.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Haiti | 0.0% | 2023 | down 77.0% | volatile |
| 95 | United States | 0.0% | 2022 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 96 | Algeria | 0.0% | 2023 | down 28.8% | rising |
| 97 | North Korea | 0.0% | 2023 | up 129.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Bulgaria | 0.0% | 2023 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Republic of Moldova | 0.0% | 2020 | up 140.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Slovenia | 0.0% | 2023 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Kuwait | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Spain | 0.0% | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 103 | Sri Lanka | 0.0% | 2023 | up 20.1% | volatile |
| 103 | Suriname | 0.0% | 2023 | up 57.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Armenia | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Jordan | 0.0% | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 107 | Australia | 0.0% | 2023 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 108 | Estonia | 0.0% | 2023 | up 32.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Croatia | 0.0% | 2023 | up 273.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Serbia | 0.0% | 2023 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 111 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0% | 2023 | up 54.9% | volatile |
| 112 | Afghanistan | 0.0% | 2023 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 113 | India | 0.0% | 2023 | up 104.5% | rising |
| 114 | Fiji | 0.0% | 2023 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Slovakia | 0.0% | 2023 | up 27.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Türkiye | 0.0% | 2022 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 117 | New Zealand | 0.0% | 2023 | down 71.5% | volatile |
| 118 | Belarus | 0.0% | 2023 | up 127.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Hong Kong | 0.0% | 2023 | down 1.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Albania | 0.0% | 2023 | up 463.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0% | 2023 | down 81.2% | volatile |
| 122 | Bahrain | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Iran | 0.0% | 2023 | down 15.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Brazil | 0.0% | 2022 | up 58.1% | rising |
| 124 | Puerto Rico | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 126 | Georgia | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 127 | Mongolia | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 128 | Uruguay | 0.0% | 2023 | down 70.3% | volatile |
| 129 | Hungary | 0.0% | 2023 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 130 | Lithuania | 0.0% | 2023 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 131 | Japan | 0.0% | 2023 | up 97.1% | rising |
| 132 | Egypt | 0.0% | 2023 | up 59.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Solomon Islands | 0.0% | 2023 | down 82.9% | volatile |
| 134 | Czechia | 0.0% | 2023 | down 30.6% | volatile |
| 134 | Pakistan | 0.0% | 2023 | up 55.3% | rising |
| 134 | Ukraine | 0.0% | 2022 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 137 | Chile | 0.0% | 2023 | down 42.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Paraguay | 0.0% | 2023 | up 57.6% | volatile |
| 139 | Poland | 0.0% | 2023 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 139 | Tajikistan | 0.0% | 2023 | up 122.2% | volatile |
| 141 | Yemen | 0.0% | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Bangladesh | 0.0% | 2023 | down 27.9% | volatile |
| 142 | China | 0.0% | 2023 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 142 | Ecuador | 0.0% | 2023 | up 121.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Kazakhstan | 0.0% | 2023 | up 342.9% | volatile |
| 142 | Romania | 0.0% | 2023 | down 73.3% | falling |
| 147 | Azerbaijan | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Nepal | 0.0% | 2023 | down 57.7% | volatile |
| 149 | Philippines | 0.0% | 2023 | up 190.0% | rising |
| 150 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.0% | 2023 | up 170.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Costa Rica | 0.0% | 2023 | up 13.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Thailand | 0.0% | 2023 | up 550.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Russian Federation | 0.0% | 2023 | down 59.7% | falling |
| 154 | Iraq | 0.0% | 2023 | up 26.3% | volatile |
| 155 | Colombia | 0.0% | 2022 | down 52.2% | volatile |
| 156 | Peru | 0.0% | 2023 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 157 | Malaysia | 0.0% | 2023 | down 76.5% | falling |
| 158 | Nicaragua | 0.0% | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 159 | Mexico | 0.0% | 2023 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Argentina | 0.0% | 2023 | down 72.5% | volatile |
| 160 | Cambodia | 0.0% | 2023 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 162 | Dominican Republic | 0.0% | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 162 | Myanmar | 0.0% | 2023 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 164 | Honduras | 0.0% | 2023 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 165 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.0% | 2023 | down 75.8% | volatile |
| 166 | Indonesia | 0.0% | 2023 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 166 | Viet Nam | 0.0% | 2023 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 168 | Syria | 0.0% | 2023 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Uzbekistan | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Aruba | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Bahamas | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Belize | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Bermuda | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Barbados | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Bhutan | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Curacao | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Cyprus | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Dominica | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Micronesia (country) | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Guatemala | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Iceland | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Kiribati | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Liechtenstein | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Luxembourg | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Latvia | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Marshall Islands | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 170 | North Macedonia | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Malta | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Naoero | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Panama | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Palau | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 170 | El Salvador | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Turkmenistan | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Tuvalu | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Vanuatu | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Samoa | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Anguilla | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Cook Islands | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) 1.4%
- WB: Other Small States 0.8%
- WB: Small States 0.6%
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 0.5%
- ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) 0.2%
- UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) 0.2%
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 0.1%
- ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) 0.1%
- WB: Africa Western and Central 0.1%
- ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122) 0.1%
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa 0.1%
- ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) 0.1%
- GPE: Region 2 0.1%
- ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 0.1%
- ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) 0.1%
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 0.1%
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 0.1%
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa 0.1%
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 0.1%
- UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa 0.1%
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa 0.1%
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) 0.1%
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 0.1%
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 0.1%
- ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) 0.1%
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 0.1%
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 0.1%
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 0.1%
- ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 0.1%
- ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) 0.1%
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 0.1%
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 0.1%
- UNICEF: Africa 0.1%
- ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) 0.1%
- UNESCO: Sids 0.1%
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 0.1%
- SDG: Small Island Developing States 0.1%
- WB: Pre-demographic Dividend 0.1%
- WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations 0.1%
- ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) 0.1%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release