Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in sub-Saharan Africa, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
172
Highest
2 GPIA
Aruba
Lowest
0 GPIA
South Africa
Median
1 GPIA
Years covered
13
2011–2023
Data points
4,864
What the numbers show
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in sub-Saharan Africa, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 172 countries. The highest value is 2 GPIA in Aruba; the lowest is 0 GPIA in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 1 GPIA, and the mean is 0.9789 GPIA.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in Bahamas (up 100.0%), and the largest decrease in Bulgaria (down 100.0%).
Outbound internationally mobile … sub-Saharan Africa adjusted: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aruba | 2 GPIA | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Albania | 2 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Armenia | 2 GPIA | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 2 GPIA | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Bahrain | 2 GPIA | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Bahamas | 2 GPIA | 2022 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Belize | 2 GPIA | 2020 | — | rising |
| 1 | Bhutan | 2 GPIA | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Georgia | 2 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Grenada | 2 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Hungary | 2 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Liberia | 2 GPIA | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Lithuania | 2 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 2 GPIA | 2022 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Monaco | 2 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malaysia | 2 GPIA | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Nicaragua | 2 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Oman | 2 GPIA | 2023 | — | rising |
| 1 | Panama | 2 GPIA | 2020 | — | rising |
| 1 | Peru | 2 GPIA | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Poland | 2 GPIA | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Paraguay | 2 GPIA | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Romania | 2 GPIA | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Serbia | 2 GPIA | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Syria | 2 GPIA | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Tajikistan | 2 GPIA | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2 GPIA | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Ukraine | 2 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 1 | Uruguay | 2 GPIA | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Samoa | 2 GPIA | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Afghanistan | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Angola | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | United Arab Emirates | 1 GPIA | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Argentina | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 31 | Australia | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Austria | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 31 | Burundi | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Belgium | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 31 | Benin | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Burkina Faso | 1 GPIA | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Bangladesh | 1 GPIA | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 GPIA | 2022 | unchanged | falling |
| 31 | Belarus | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 31 | Brazil | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Botswana | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Central African Republic | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Canada | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Switzerland | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | China | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 31 | Cameroon | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1 GPIA | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Congo | 1 GPIA | 2023 | — | rising |
| 31 | Colombia | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 31 | Comoros | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Cape Verde | 1 GPIA | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Cuba | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Cyprus | 1 GPIA | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Germany | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Djibouti | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 31 | Denmark | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 31 | Algeria | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Ecuador | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 31 | Egypt | 1 GPIA | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Spain | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Finland | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 31 | France | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Gabon | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | United Kingdom | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Guinea | 1 GPIA | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Gambia | 1 GPIA | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Equatorial Guinea | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Guyana | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Hong Kong | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Croatia | 1 GPIA | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Haiti | 1 GPIA | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Indonesia | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 31 | India | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Ireland | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Iran | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Israel | 1 GPIA | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Italy | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 31 | Jamaica | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 31 | Japan | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Kenya | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Cambodia | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 GPIA | 2023 | — | rising |
| 31 | South Korea | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Lebanon | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 31 | Sri Lanka | 1 GPIA | 2023 | — | rising |
| 31 | Lesotho | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Latvia | 1 GPIA | 2021 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Morocco | 1 GPIA | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Madagascar | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 31 | Maldives | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Mexico | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 31 | North Macedonia | 1 GPIA | 2018 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Mali | 1 GPIA | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Myanmar | 1 GPIA | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Montenegro | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Mozambique | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 31 | Mauritius | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 31 | Malawi | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Namibia | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Nigeria | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Netherlands | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Norway | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 31 | New Zealand | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 31 | Pakistan | 1 GPIA | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Philippines | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 31 | Puerto Rico | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 31 | North Korea | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Portugal | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Palestine | 1 GPIA | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Qatar | 1 GPIA | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Russia | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 31 | Rwanda | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Sudan | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Senegal | 1 GPIA | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Singapore | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 31 | Sierra Leone | 1 GPIA | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 31 | South Sudan | 1 GPIA | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Slovakia | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 31 | Slovenia | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 31 | Sweden | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 31 | Eswatini | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Seychelles | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 31 | Togo | 1 GPIA | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Thailand | 1 GPIA | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 31 | East Timor | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Tunisia | 1 GPIA | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Turkey | 1 GPIA | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Tanzania | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Uganda | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | United States | 1 GPIA | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 31 | Venezuela | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 31 | Zambia | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Zimbabwe | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 139 | Saudi Arabia | 0.3744 GPIA | 2023 | up 62.2% | rising |
| 140 | Andorra | 0 GPIA | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 GPIA | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Bulgaria | 0 GPIA | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Bermuda | 0 GPIA | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Bolivia | 0 GPIA | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Barbados | 0 GPIA | 2019 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 140 | Chile | 0 GPIA | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Costa Rica | 0 GPIA | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Czechia | 0 GPIA | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Eritrea | 0 GPIA | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Estonia | 0 GPIA | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Fiji | 0 GPIA | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Gibraltar | 0 GPIA | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 GPIA | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Greece | 0 GPIA | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 140 | Guatemala | 0 GPIA | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Iraq | 0 GPIA | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Iceland | 0 GPIA | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Jordan | 0 GPIA | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Kazakhstan | 0 GPIA | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Kuwait | 0 GPIA | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Libya | 0 GPIA | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Liechtenstein | 0 GPIA | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Macao | 0 GPIA | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Moldova | 0 GPIA | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Mongolia | 0 GPIA | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Nepal | 0 GPIA | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 GPIA | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Suriname | 0 GPIA | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Chad | 0 GPIA | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Vietnam | 0 GPIA | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Yemen | 0 GPIA | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 140 | South Africa | 0 GPIA | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 2 GPIA
- MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia 2 GPIA
- UNICEF: Western Balkans 2 GPIA
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 1 GPIA
- AIMS: Central Asia 1 GPIA
- AIMS: East Asia 1 GPIA
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 1 GPIA
- AIMS: Pacific 1 GPIA
- AIMS: South and West Asia 1 GPIA
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries 1 GPIA
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries 1 GPIA
- ALECSO: Maghreb Countries 1 GPIA
- ALECSO: Mashriq Countries 1 GPIA
- ALECSO: Member Countries 1 GPIA
- Cecc-sica 1 GPIA
- ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) 1 GPIA
- ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) 1 GPIA
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 1 GPIA
- ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) 1 GPIA
- ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) 1 GPIA
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 1 GPIA
- ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) 1 GPIA
- ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) 1 GPIA
- ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) 1 GPIA
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 1 GPIA
- ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) 1 GPIA
- ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) 1 GPIA
- ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) 1 GPIA
- ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) 1 GPIA
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 1 GPIA
- ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) 1 GPIA
- ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) 1 GPIA
- ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 1 GPIA
- ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) 1 GPIA
- ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) 1 GPIA
- ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 1 GPIA
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 1 GPIA
- ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) 1 GPIA
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 1 GPIA
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 1 GPIA
About this data
February 2026 Data Release