Outbound internationally mobile tertiary … sub-Saharan Africa both in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)
ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107): Outbound internationally mobile tertiary … sub-Saharan Africa both was 45,078 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107), 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) is 45,078, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 43.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) peaked at 46,553 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 19,124, in 1997.
ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) ranks 53rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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: Eccas (unsdcode:98107), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 19,124 | — |
| 1998 | 19,124 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 19,381 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 19,713 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 20,222 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 20,738 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 21,096 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 21,483 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 21,959 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 22,453 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 22,997 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 23,995 | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 24,580 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 25,647 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 30,215 | +17.8% |
| 2012 | 29,715 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 31,366 | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 30,290 | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 28,934 | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 29,013 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 29,994 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 29,643 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 42,838 | +44.5% |
| 2020 | 43,690 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 46,553 | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 43,799 | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 45,078 | +2.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Outbound internationally mobile tertiary … sub-Saharan Africa both in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +44.5% | 29,643 | 42,838 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19,210 | 19,124 | 19,381 | 3 |
| 2000s | 21,924 | 19,713 | 24,580 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,766 | 25,647 | 42,838 | 10 |
| 2020s | 44,780 | 43,690 | 46,553 | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)
- 50 Sierra Leone 281 compare
- 51 United Kingdom 264 compare
- 52 China 246 compare
- 53 Tunisia 198 compare
- 54 Cape Verde 188 compare
- 55 Brazil 168 compare
- 56 Netherlands 157 compare
More education data for ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9308 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.14 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)?
- Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) was 45,078 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in recorded in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)?
- The highest recorded value was 46,553 in 2021.
- What is the lowest outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in recorded in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,124 in 1997.
- How does ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) rank for outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in?
- ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) ranks 53rd out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in rising or falling in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) 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