Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) was 187,744 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) recorded 187,744 for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 12.7% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 187,744 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 63,830, in 1998.
That places ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 129th out of 214 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 63,830 | — |
| 1999 | 83,106 | +30.2% |
| 2006 | 106,610 | +28.3% |
| 2007 | 114,143 | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 125,464 | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 125,633 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 140,176 | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 152,410 | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 143,977 | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 153,769 | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 161,817 | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 169,642 | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 163,320 | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 165,927 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 170,503 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 174,448 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 170,644 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 171,614 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 166,573 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 187,744 | +12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73,468 | 63,830 | 83,106 | 2 |
| 2000s | 117,962 | 106,610 | 125,633 | 4 |
| 2010s | 159,599 | 140,176 | 174,448 | 10 |
| 2020s | 174,144 | 166,573 | 187,744 | 4 |
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More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 38.99 million (2024)
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.51 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 187,744 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 187,744 in 2023.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 63,830 in 1998.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 129th out of 214 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. 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 Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release