Outbound internationally mobile tertiary … sub-Saharan Africa both in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109): Outbound internationally mobile tertiary … sub-Saharan Africa both was 8,089 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) stood at 8,089. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) peaked at 8,089 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,024, in 2006.
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) ranks 80th 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: Igad (unsdcode:98109), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 3,144 | — |
| 1998 | 3,144 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3,144 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3,104 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 3,104 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3,112 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 3,120 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 3,038 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 3,057 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 3,024 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 3,077 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 3,130 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 3,171 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 3,212 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 7,060 | +119.8% |
| 2012 | 5,196 | -26.4% |
| 2013 | 5,421 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 5,616 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 5,738 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 5,844 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 5,860 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 6,815 | +16.3% |
| 2019 | 7,526 | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 7,478 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 7,629 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 8,068 | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 8,089 | +0.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Outbound internationally mobile tertiary … sub-Saharan Africa both in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) 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 | +119.8% | 3,212 | 7,060 |
| 2012 | -26.4% | 7,060 | 5,196 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,144 | 3,144 | 3,144 | 3 |
| 2000s | 3,094 | 3,024 | 3,171 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,829 | 3,212 | 7,526 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,816 | 7,478 | 8,089 | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
- 77 Spain 46 compare
- 78 Japan 41 compare
- 79 North Korea 39 compare
- 80 Saudi Arabia 34 compare
- 81 Austria 32 compare
- 82 Sri Lanka 31 compare
- 82 Philippines 31 compare
More education data for ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.62 million (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.96 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.90 million (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 471,371 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.58 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.80 million (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42.53 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6253 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.14 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.6 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) was 8,089 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The highest recorded value was 8,089 in 2023.
- What is the lowest outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,024 in 2006.
- How does ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) rank for outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in?
- ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) ranks 80th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in rising or falling in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) 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