Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) was 34,964 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 2008–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2021, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) stood at 34,964. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 34,964 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 24,147, in 2008.
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 190th of 214 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 24,147 | — |
| 2009 | 25,003 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 25,764 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 26,787 | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 28,872 | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 31,094 | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 29,702 | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 28,209 | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 26,722 | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 28,847 | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 31,175 | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 33,470 | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 34,020 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 34,964 | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24,575 | 24,147 | 25,003 | 2 |
| 2010s | 29,064 | 25,764 | 33,470 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34,492 | 34,020 | 34,964 | 2 |
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9236 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.00 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.58 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.51 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 41.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 34,964 in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 34,964 in 2021.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,147 in 2008.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 190th out of 214 groups with data for 2021.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 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