Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) was 9,908 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 2003–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) recorded 9,908 for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in 2023.
The figure is down 10.0% on the previous year and up 58.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 15,752 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2,517, in 2003.
That places ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 204th out of 214 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2,517 | — |
| 2004 | 2,518 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2,582 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 2,591 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 2,620 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 2,983 | +13.9% |
| 2009 | 3,645 | +22.2% |
| 2010 | 4,307 | +18.2% |
| 2011 | 6,355 | +47.5% |
| 2012 | 6,292 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 6,249 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 6,053 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 5,857 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 5,662 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 6,783 | +19.8% |
| 2018 | 12,041 | +77.5% |
| 2019 | 15,663 | +30.1% |
| 2020 | 14,905 | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 15,752 | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 11,015 | -30.1% |
| 2023 | 9,908 | -10.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +77.5% | 6,783 | 12,041 |
| 2011 | +47.5% | 4,307 | 6,355 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,779 | 2,517 | 3,645 | 7 |
| 2010s | 7,526 | 4,307 | 15,663 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,895 | 9,908 | 15,752 | 4 |
More education data for ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 229,324 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 9,908 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 15,752 in 2021.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,517 in 2003.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 204th out of 214 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release