Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes was 188,098 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 188,098 for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 188,098 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 64,346, in 1997.
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 123rd of 214 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 64,346 | — |
| 1998 | 64,346 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 83,622 | +30.0% |
| 2000 | 94,638 | +13.2% |
| 2004 | 102,361 | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 102,536 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 106,815 | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 114,358 | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 125,687 | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 125,864 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 140,417 | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 152,659 | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 144,234 | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 154,035 | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 162,091 | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 169,925 | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 163,733 | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 166,206 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 170,812 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 174,788 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 170,998 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 171,968 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 166,927 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 188,098 | +12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70,771 | 64,346 | 83,622 | 3 |
| 2000s | 110,323 | 94,638 | 125,864 | 7 |
| 2010s | 159,890 | 140,417 | 174,788 | 10 |
| 2020s | 174,498 | 166,927 | 188,098 | 4 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- 120 Cambodia 513 compare
- 121 Saint Lucia 383 compare
- 122 Mauritania 354 compare
- 123 Aruba 329 compare
- 124 Andorra 305 compare
- 125 Cape Verde 168 compare
- 126 Samoa 134 compare
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.77 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.6 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.52 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 188,098 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 188,098 in 2023.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 64,346 in 1997.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 123rd out of 214 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Sub-saharan 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