Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in UNICEF: West and Central Africa
UNICEF: West and Central Africa: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in was 0.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: West and Central Africa recorded 0.1% for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in UNICEF: West and Central Africa peaked at 0.2% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2018.
That places UNICEF: West and Central Africa 11th 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 UNICEF: West and Central Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.2% | — |
| 1998 | 0.2% | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -10.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +15.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4 |
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More education data for UNICEF: West and Central Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.92 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9224 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5411 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.20 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.73 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in UNICEF: West and Central 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 UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1997.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2018.
- How does UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in?
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 11th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in rising or falling in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: West and Central 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