Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in was 1.04 UIS estimate in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in UIS estimate.
Analysis
In 2023, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 1.04 UIS estimate. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 1.04 UIS estimate in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7372 UIS estimate, in 2016.
That places MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 88th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | UIS estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.778 UIS estimate | — |
| 2012 | 0.8913 UIS estimate | +14.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8598 UIS estimate | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7911 UIS estimate | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7639 UIS estimate | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7372 UIS estimate | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8656 UIS estimate | +17.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9086 UIS estimate | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9966 UIS estimate | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 1.01 UIS estimate | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 1.04 UIS estimate | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 1 UIS estimate | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 1.04 UIS estimate | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8436 UIS estimate | 0.7372 UIS estimate | 0.9966 UIS estimate | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.02 UIS estimate | 1 UIS estimate | 1.04 UIS estimate | 4 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
More education data for MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.53 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 1.04 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 MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 UIS estimate in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7372 UIS estimate in 2016.
- How does MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in?
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 88th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in rising or falling in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: 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 the Pacific, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (UIS estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release