Outbound internationally mobile tertiary … sub-Saharan Africa both in GPE: Region 3
GPE: Region 3: Outbound internationally mobile tertiary … sub-Saharan Africa both was 596 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in GPE: Region 3, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
GPE: Region 3 recorded 596 for outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in GPE: Region 3 peaked at 994 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 407, in 1997.
GPE: Region 3 ranks 144th 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 GPE: Region 3, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 407 | — |
| 1998 | 407 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 407 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 411 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 415 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 418 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 422 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 426 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 430 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 433 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 437 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 441 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 419 | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 506 | +20.8% |
| 2011 | 607 | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 607 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 717 | +18.1% |
| 2014 | 994 | +38.6% |
| 2015 | 805 | -19.0% |
| 2016 | 787 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 963 | +22.4% |
| 2018 | 840 | -12.8% |
| 2019 | 782 | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 768 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 682 | -11.2% |
| 2022 | 568 | -16.7% |
| 2023 | 596 | +4.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Outbound internationally mobile tertiary … sub-Saharan Africa both in GPE: Region 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +38.6% | 717 | 994 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 407 | 407 | 407 | 3 |
| 2000s | 425.2 | 411 | 441 | 10 |
| 2010s | 760.8 | 506 | 994 | 10 |
| 2020s | 653.5 | 568 | 768 | 4 |
More education data for GPE: Region 3
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 55.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 59.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 35.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 33.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 16.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.25 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in GPE: Region 3?
- Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in GPE: Region 3 was 596 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in recorded in GPE: Region 3?
- The highest recorded value was 994 in 2014.
- What is the lowest outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in recorded in GPE: Region 3?
- The lowest recorded value was 407 in 1997.
- How does GPE: Region 3 rank for outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in?
- GPE: Region 3 ranks 144th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in rising or falling in GPE: Region 3?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Region 3 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release