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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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.

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Indicator
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in sub-Saharan Africa, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
429 places, 9,539 data points, 1996–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release