Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in WB: Africa Western and Central
WB: Africa Western and Central: 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 WB: Africa Western and Central, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in WB: Africa Western and Central stood at 0.1%.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in WB: Africa Western and Central peaked at 0.2% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2018.
That places WB: Africa Western and Central 9th 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 WB: Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.2% | — |
| 1998 | 0.2% | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -9.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -12.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +16.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Africa Western and Central
More education data for WB: Africa Western and Central
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.61 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.4 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.89 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7294 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.08 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 18.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in WB: Africa Western and Central 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 WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1997.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2018.
- How does WB: Africa Western and Central rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in?
- WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 9th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in rising or falling in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Africa Western and Central 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