Outbound internationally mobile tertiary … sub-Saharan Africa both in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)
ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114): Outbound internationally mobile tertiary … sub-Saharan Africa both was 19,972 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114), 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) is 19,972, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) peaked at 19,972 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5,071, in 1997.
ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) ranks 74th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary … sub-Saharan Africa both in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 5,071 | — |
| 1998 | 5,071 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5,245 | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 5,415 | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 5,745 | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 6,091 | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 6,278 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 6,407 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 6,723 | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 7,011 | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 7,427 | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 8,224 | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 8,680 | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 9,069 | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 13,256 | +46.2% |
| 2012 | 12,555 | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 14,050 | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 13,635 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 12,648 | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 12,087 | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 13,042 | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 15,966 | +22.4% |
| 2019 | 17,143 | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 18,009 | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 19,024 | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 19,680 | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 19,972 | +1.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Outbound internationally mobile tertiary … sub-Saharan Africa both in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +46.2% | 9,069 | 13,256 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,129 | 5,071 | 5,245 | 3 |
| 2000s | 6,800 | 5,415 | 8,680 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,345 | 9,069 | 17,143 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,171 | 18,009 | 19,972 | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)
- 71 Algeria 65 compare
- 71 Sweden 65 compare
- 73 Switzerland 62 compare
- 74 Afghanistan 59 compare
- 75 Iran 58 compare
- 76 Bangladesh 51 compare
- 77 Spain 46 compare
More education data for ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.11 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.88 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.79 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5048 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9826 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) was 19,972 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in recorded in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- The highest recorded value was 19,972 in 2023.
- What is the lowest outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in recorded in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,071 in 1997.
- How does ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) rank for outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in?
- ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) ranks 74th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in rising or falling in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in sub-Saharan Africa, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release