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 0.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in WB: Africa Western and Central, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Africa Western and Central recorded 0.2% for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 16.8% 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 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2023.
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 13 years of available data.
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in WB: Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.2% | — |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +18.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -10.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 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 0.2% 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 2015.
- 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 0.2% in 2023.
- 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 16.8%. 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, male (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release