Outbound internationally mobile tertiary … sub-Saharan Africa both in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)

ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): Outbound internationally mobile tertiary … sub-Saharan Africa both was 176 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
176
Change on year
up 8.0%
Rank
176th
of 221 groups
All-time high
464
in 2014
All-time low
137
in 1997
Years of data
27
1997–2023

Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1997–2023

1002003004005001997201020231997: 1371998: 1371999: 1372000: 1412001: 1452002: 1492003: 1532004: 1562005: 1602006: 1642007: 1682008: 1722009: 1952010: 2172011: 2392012: 2552013: 3072014: 4642015: 3262016: 3082017: 4332018: 3422019: 2942020: 2872021: 2652022: 1632023: 176

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2023, outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) stood at 176.

That represents a change of up 8.0% on the previous year and down 42.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 464 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 137, in 1997.

ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 176th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom 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 ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year

Annual values for Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in sub-Saharan Africa, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number) in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1997 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1997 137 —
1998 137 +0.0%
1999 137 +0.0%
2000 141 +2.9%
2001 145 +2.8%
2002 149 +2.8%
2003 153 +2.7%
2004 156 +2.0%
2005 160 +2.6%
2006 164 +2.5%
2007 168 +2.4%
2008 172 +2.4%
2009 195 +13.4%
2010 217 +11.3%
2011 239 +10.1%
2012 255 +6.7%
2013 307 +20.4%
2014 464 +51.1%
2015 326 -29.7%
2016 308 -5.5%
2017 433 +40.6%
2018 342 -21.0%
2019 294 -14.0%
2020 287 -2.4%
2021 265 -7.7%
2022 163 -38.5%
2023 176 +8.0%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Outbound internationally mobile tertiary … sub-Saharan Africa both in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 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.

YearChange FromTo
2014 +51.1% 307 464

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 137 137 137 3
2000s 160.3 141 195 10
2010s 318.5 217 464 10
2020s 222.75 163 287 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 176 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
The highest recorded value was 464 in 2014.
What is the lowest outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
The lowest recorded value was 137 in 1997.
How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in?
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 176th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
Is outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
Over the last ten years it is down 42.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 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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Indicator
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in sub-Saharan Africa, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
431 places, 9,802 data points, 1996–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release