Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North was 31,587 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in north in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) is 31,587, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.5% on the previous year and up 71.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in north in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 31,587 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16,606, in 1997.
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 191st of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 16,606 | — |
| 1998 | 16,606 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 17,271 | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 18,295 | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 20,684 | +13.1% |
| 2002 | 22,719 | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 23,479 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 23,835 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 24,465 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 24,482 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 25,000 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 19,381 | -22.5% |
| 2009 | 20,408 | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 19,587 | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 19,139 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 18,521 | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 18,379 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 18,994 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 20,613 | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 21,959 | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 23,114 | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 24,693 | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 25,320 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 26,647 | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 27,072 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 29,121 | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 31,587 | +8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,828 | 16,606 | 17,271 | 3 |
| 2000s | 22,275 | 18,295 | 25,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,032 | 18,379 | 25,320 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,607 | 26,647 | 31,587 | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- 188 South Sudan 235 compare
- 189 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 213 compare
- 190 Tonga 190 compare
- 191 Papua New Guinea 158 compare
- 192 Turks and Caicos Islands 143 compare
- 193 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 125 compare
- 194 Lesotho 121 compare
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8034 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 17.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in north in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in north in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 31,587 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in north recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 31,587 in 2023.
- What is the lowest outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in north recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,606 in 1997.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in north?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 191st out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in north rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North America and Western Europe, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release