Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South was 11,257 in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
11,257
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
72nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
11,613
in 2017
All-time low
2,741
in 2004
Years of data
26
1998–2023

Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 1998–2023

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k12.0k1998201020231998: 3.3k1999: 3.3k2000: 3.3k2001: 3.7k2002: 3.2k2003: 2.8k2004: 2.7k2005: 2.8k2006: 3.0k2007: 3.5k2008: 3.9k2009: 4.4k2010: 4.9k2011: 5.6k2012: 6.1k2013: 8.3k2014: 9.7k2015: 10.4k2016: 11.2k2017: 11.6k2018: 11.4k2019: 11.5k2020: 11.2k2021: 11.1k2022: 11.3k2023: 11.3k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2023, outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in south in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) stood at 11,257.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 35.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in south in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 11,613 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2,741, in 2004.

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 72nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year

Annual values for Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South and West Asia, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number) in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 1998 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1998 3,345
1999 3,345 +0.0%
2000 3,345 +0.0%
2001 3,665 +9.6%
2002 3,151 -14.0%
2003 2,797 -11.2%
2004 2,741 -2.0%
2005 2,825 +3.1%
2006 3,050 +8.0%
2007 3,489 +14.4%
2008 3,943 +13.0%
2009 4,404 +11.7%
2010 4,868 +10.5%
2011 5,553 +14.1%
2012 6,107 +10.0%
2013 8,325 +36.3%
2014 9,707 +16.6%
2015 10,417 +7.3%
2016 11,218 +7.7%
2017 11,613 +3.5%
2018 11,410 -1.7%
2019 11,482 +0.6%
2020 11,207 -2.4%
2021 11,097 -1.0%
2022 11,293 +1.8%
2023 11,257 -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,345 3,345 3,345 2
2000s 3,341 2,741 4,404 10
2010s 9,070 4,868 11,613 10
2020s 11,214 11,097 11,293 4

Countries ranked near ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)

  1. 69 Libya 59 compare
  2. 69 Madagascar 59 compare
  3. 71 France 58 compare
  4. 72 Jordan 56 compare
  5. 72 Sierra Leone 56 compare
  6. 74 Guinea 52 compare
  7. 75 Burkina Faso 51 compare
  8. 75 Comoros 51 compare
  9. 75 Germany 51 compare

See the full ranking of 431 places →

More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)

All data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) →

Frequently asked questions

What is outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in south in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in south in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 11,257 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in south recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
The highest recorded value was 11,613 in 2017.
What is the lowest outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in south recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
The lowest recorded value was 2,741 in 2004.
How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in south?
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 72nd out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
Is outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in south rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South and West Asia, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126). Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 30 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/outbound-internationally-mobile-tertiary-students-studying-in-south-and-west-asia-both/eca-sub-saharan-africa-unsdcode-98126/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/outbound-internationally-mobile-tertiary-students-studying-in-south-and-west-asia-both/eca-sub-saharan-africa-unsdcode-98126/">Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South and West Asia, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
431 places, 10,910 data points, 1997–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release