Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes was 125,214 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa is 125,214, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.1% on the previous year and up 85.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 125,214 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 39,136, in 2002.
That places SDG: Northern Africa 147th 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 22 years of available data.
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 39,136 | — |
| 2003 | 39,225 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 42,472 | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 43,398 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 47,884 | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 50,214 | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 55,657 | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 60,743 | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 66,362 | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 64,952 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 64,279 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 67,582 | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 76,327 | +12.9% |
| 2015 | 79,282 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 81,605 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 81,958 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 77,628 | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 76,021 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 75,343 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 93,304 | +23.8% |
| 2022 | 109,778 | +17.7% |
| 2023 | 125,214 | +14.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47,341 | 39,136 | 60,743 | 8 |
| 2010s | 73,600 | 64,279 | 81,958 | 10 |
| 2020s | 100,910 | 75,343 | 125,214 | 4 |
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.58 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.04 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa was 125,214 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 125,214 in 2023.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 39,136 in 2002.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 147th out of 214 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa 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