Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in was 47,816 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) is 47,816, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.3% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 47,816 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 38,487, in 2011.
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 20th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 38,487 | — |
| 2012 | 38,487 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 40,156 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 42,610 | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 43,627 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 44,180 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 43,019 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 40,468 | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 42,923 | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 41,376 | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 42,054 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 42,964 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 47,816 | +11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 41,551 | 38,487 | 44,180 | 9 |
| 2020s | 43,552 | 41,376 | 47,816 | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.51 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.62 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 38.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 47,816 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 47,816 in 2023.
- What is the lowest outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,487 in 2011.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 20th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 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, female (UIS estimate) (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release