Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in WB: Africa Western and Central
WB: Africa Western and Central: Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes was 100,496 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in WB: Africa Western and Central, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in WB: Africa Western and Central stood at 100,496. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.2% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in WB: Africa Western and Central peaked at 100,496 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32,694, in 2008.
That places WB: Africa Western and Central 161st out of 214 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in WB: Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 32,694 | — |
| 2009 | 34,614 | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 42,658 | +23.2% |
| 2011 | 49,396 | +15.8% |
| 2012 | 66,788 | +35.2% |
| 2013 | 73,828 | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 81,292 | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 90,065 | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 83,318 | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 83,826 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 89,377 | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 92,152 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 93,107 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 95,047 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 92,015 | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 100,496 | +9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33,654 | 32,694 | 34,614 | 2 |
| 2010s | 75,270 | 42,658 | 92,152 | 10 |
| 2020s | 95,166 | 92,015 | 100,496 | 4 |
More education data for WB: Africa Western and Central
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 18.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8839 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7294 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 17.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.08 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 35.36 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in WB: Africa Western and Central was 100,496 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 100,496 in 2023.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 32,694 in 2008.
- How does WB: Africa Western and Central rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
- WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 161st out of 214 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Western and Central 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