Outbound internationally mobile tertiary … sub-Saharan Africa both in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426): Outbound internationally mobile tertiary … sub-Saharan Africa both was 280 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) stood at 280.
The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) peaked at 367 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 125, in 2009.
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 167th 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: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 152 | — |
| 1998 | 152 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 152 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 151 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 151 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 150 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 150 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 149 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 149 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 148 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 148 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 147 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 125 | -15.0% |
| 2010 | 213 | +70.4% |
| 2011 | 300 | +40.8% |
| 2012 | 175 | -41.7% |
| 2013 | 226 | +29.1% |
| 2014 | 276 | +22.1% |
| 2015 | 312 | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 319 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 367 | +15.0% |
| 2018 | 336 | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 304 | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 283 | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 256 | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 264 | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 280 | +6.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Outbound internationally mobile tertiary … sub-Saharan Africa both in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +70.4% | 125 | 213 |
| 2012 | -41.7% | 300 | 175 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 152 | 152 | 152 | 3 |
| 2000s | 146.8 | 125 | 151 | 10 |
| 2010s | 282.8 | 175 | 367 | 10 |
| 2020s | 270.75 | 256 | 283 | 4 |
More education data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.81 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2022)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) was 280 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The highest recorded value was 367 in 2017.
- What is the lowest outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The lowest recorded value was 125 in 2009.
- How does ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank for outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in?
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 167th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in rising or falling in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 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