Total inbound internationally mobile students, female (number) in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Total inbound internationally mobile students, female (number) was 98,788 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) recorded 98,788 for total inbound internationally mobile students, female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.5% on the previous year and up 58.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 98,788 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24,154, in 1998.
That places ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 118th out of 204 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Total inbound internationally mobile students, female (number) in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 24,154 | — |
| 1999 | 33,578 | +39.0% |
| 2007 | 47,848 | +42.5% |
| 2008 | 52,514 | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 52,799 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 58,907 | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 64,056 | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 58,884 | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 62,477 | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 67,811 | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 72,030 | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 71,072 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 75,247 | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 76,214 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 81,958 | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 82,529 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 85,587 | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 85,502 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 98,788 | +15.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28,866 | 24,154 | 33,578 | 2 |
| 2000s | 51,053 | 47,848 | 52,799 | 3 |
| 2010s | 68,866 | 58,884 | 81,958 | 10 |
| 2020s | 88,102 | 82,529 | 98,788 | 4 |
More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 38.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.51 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 98,788 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, female recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 98,788 in 2023.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, female recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,154 in 1998.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, female?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 118th out of 204 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, female rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total inbound internationally mobile students, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release