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 0.4054 UIS estimate 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 UIS estimate.
Analysis
WB: Africa Western and Central recorded 0.4054 UIS estimate for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in WB: Africa Western and Central peaked at 0.555 UIS estimate in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3888 UIS estimate, in 2020.
That places WB: Africa Western and Central 184th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | UIS estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.4284 UIS estimate | — |
| 2012 | 0.4286 UIS estimate | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4902 UIS estimate | +14.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5179 UIS estimate | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5236 UIS estimate | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.555 UIS estimate | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5481 UIS estimate | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5134 UIS estimate | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3973 UIS estimate | -22.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3888 UIS estimate | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3898 UIS estimate | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4039 UIS estimate | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4054 UIS estimate | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4891 UIS estimate | 0.3973 UIS estimate | 0.555 UIS estimate | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.397 UIS estimate | 0.3888 UIS estimate | 0.4054 UIS estimate | 4 |
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 0.4054 UIS estimate 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 0.555 UIS estimate in 2016.
- 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 0.3888 UIS estimate in 2020.
- How does WB: Africa Western and Central rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in?
- WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 184th 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 17.3%. 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 the Arab States, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (UIS estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release