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 0.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1%
Change on year
up 2.2%
Rank
18th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.2%
in 2011
All-time low
0.1%
in 2022
Years of data
27
1997–2023
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 0.1%.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 0.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2022.
That places UIS: Sub-saharan Africa 18th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.1% | — |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -22.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
- 15 Guinea-Bissau 0.4% compare
- 16 Sao Tome and Principe 0.3% compare
- 17 Equatorial Guinea 0.3% compare
- 18 Togo 0.3% compare
- 19 Benin 0.3% compare
- 20 Tokelau 0.3% compare
- 21 Central African Republic 0.2% 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 0.1% 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 0.2% 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 0.1% in 2022.
- How does UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 18th 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 18.1%. 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 sub-Saharan Africa, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release