Outbound internationally mobile tertiary … sub-Saharan Africa both in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Outbound internationally mobile tertiary … sub-Saharan Africa both was 66,310 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in SDG: Least Developed Countries stood at 66,310. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 66,310 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31,204, in 1997.
That places SDG: Least Developed Countries 36th 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 SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 31,204 | — |
| 1998 | 31,204 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 33,363 | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 35,499 | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 36,362 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 37,233 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 37,945 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 38,683 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 39,513 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 40,357 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 41,257 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 42,394 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 42,916 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 44,192 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 49,043 | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 45,670 | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 48,843 | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 49,552 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 48,718 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 49,267 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 51,265 | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 52,127 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 65,241 | +25.2% |
| 2020 | 63,783 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 65,748 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 62,735 | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 66,310 | +5.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Outbound internationally mobile tertiary … sub-Saharan Africa both in SDG: Least Developed Countries 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 | +25.2% | 52,127 | 65,241 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31,924 | 31,204 | 33,363 | 3 |
| 2000s | 39,216 | 35,499 | 42,916 | 10 |
| 2010s | 50,392 | 44,192 | 65,241 | 10 |
| 2020s | 64,644 | 62,735 | 66,310 | 4 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 75.92 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 11.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.684 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.32 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 87.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 66,310 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 66,310 in 2023.
- What is the lowest outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,204 in 1997.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 36th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed Countries 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