Outbound internationally mobile tertiary … sub-Saharan Africa both in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): Outbound internationally mobile tertiary … sub-Saharan Africa both was 66,119 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) stood at 66,119. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 66,119 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31,095, in 1997.
That places ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 38th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 31,095 | — |
| 1998 | 31,095 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 33,254 | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 35,386 | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 36,245 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 37,111 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 37,819 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 38,553 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 39,379 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 40,219 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 41,115 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 42,247 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 42,752 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 44,011 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 48,836 | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 45,434 | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 48,554 | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 49,248 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 48,485 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 49,054 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 50,936 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 51,826 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 64,923 | +25.3% |
| 2020 | 63,472 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 65,452 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 62,554 | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 66,119 | +5.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Outbound internationally mobile tertiary … sub-Saharan Africa both in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 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 | +25.3% | 51,826 | 64,923 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31,815 | 31,095 | 33,254 | 3 |
| 2000s | 39,083 | 35,386 | 42,752 | 10 |
| 2010s | 50,131 | 44,011 | 64,923 | 10 |
| 2020s | 64,399 | 62,554 | 66,119 | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.38 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.57 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.08 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.63 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.51 % change on previous year (2021)
All data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 66,119 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 66,119 in 2023.
- What is the lowest outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,095 in 1997.
- How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in?
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 38th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 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