Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes was 136,282 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 136,282 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 145,386 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 64,271 number, in 1998.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 44 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 64,271 number | — |
| 1999 | 83,547 number | +30.0% |
| 2007 | 114,047 number | +36.5% |
| 2008 | 122,315 number | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 119,430 number | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 130,941 number | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 140,222 number | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 128,696 number | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 135,414 number | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 140,308 number | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 145,386 number | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 135,996 number | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 135,271 number | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 136,282 number | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73,909 number | 64,271 number | 83,547 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 118,597 number | 114,047 number | 122,315 number | 3 |
| 2010s | 136,502 number | 128,696 number | 145,386 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.79 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 81.42 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1526 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 136,282 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 145,386 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 64,271 number in 1998.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 33rd out of 44 groups with data for 2018.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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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Total number of students who have crossed a national or territorial border for the purpose of education and are now enrolled in tertiary institutions outside their country of origin.