Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes was 85,136 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa recorded 85,136 for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in 2023.
That represents a change of up 17.5% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 101,020 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 41,302, in 1997.
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 167th of 214 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 41,302 | — |
| 1998 | 41,302 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 60,578 | +46.7% |
| 2000 | 71,002 | +17.2% |
| 2001 | 65,394 | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 72,367 | +10.7% |
| 2003 | 75,750 | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 76,769 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 76,020 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 79,212 | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 85,988 | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 92,080 | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 89,894 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 95,959 | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 101,020 | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 73,719 | -27.0% |
| 2013 | 74,994 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 76,644 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 76,765 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 78,378 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 80,236 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 79,183 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 80,276 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 75,423 | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 74,454 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 72,445 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 85,136 | +17.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47,727 | 41,302 | 60,578 | 3 |
| 2000s | 78,447 | 65,394 | 92,080 | 10 |
| 2010s | 81,717 | 73,719 | 101,020 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76,864 | 72,445 | 85,136 | 4 |
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49.26 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.02 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.77 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.30 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 50.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 8.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 85,136 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 101,020 in 2011.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 41,302 in 1997.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 167th out of 214 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern and Southern 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