Total inbound internationally mobile students, female (number) in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: Total inbound internationally mobile students, female (number) was 98,788 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, female in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, total inbound internationally mobile students, female in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 98,788. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 98,788 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24,152, in 1997.
That places UIS: Sub-saharan Africa 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 24 years of available data.
Total inbound internationally mobile students, female (number) in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 24,152 | — |
| 1998 | 24,154 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 33,578 | +39.0% |
| 2000 | 39,531 | +17.7% |
| 2004 | 41,558 | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 41,934 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 44,225 | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 47,848 | +8.2% |
| 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 | 27,295 | 24,152 | 33,578 | 3 |
| 2000s | 45,773 | 39,531 | 52,799 | 7 |
| 2010s | 68,866 | 58,884 | 81,958 | 10 |
| 2020s | 88,102 | 82,529 | 98,788 | 4 |
More education data for UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.73 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7518 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.39 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 40.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.50 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.53 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, female in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, female in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa was 98,788 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, female recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 98,788 in 2023.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, female recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,152 in 1997.
- How does UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, female?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 118th out of 204 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, female rising or falling in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Sub-saharan Africa 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