Total inbound internationally mobile students, female (number) in UNICEF: Africa
UNICEF: Africa: Total inbound internationally mobile students, female (number) was 141,244 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, female in UNICEF: Africa, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: Africa recorded 141,244 for total inbound internationally mobile students, female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 15.5% on the previous year and up 74.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, female in UNICEF: Africa peaked at 141,244 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 52,435, in 2002.
That places UNICEF: Africa 97th 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 22 years of available data.
Total inbound internationally mobile students, female (number) in UNICEF: Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 52,435 | — |
| 2003 | 55,156 | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 52,586 | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 53,416 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 56,612 | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 61,422 | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 68,219 | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 70,697 | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 79,307 | +12.2% |
| 2011 | 83,202 | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 77,095 | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 81,146 | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 92,629 | +14.2% |
| 2015 | 96,436 | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 95,436 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 100,081 | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 100,210 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 105,946 | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 106,969 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 116,314 | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 122,249 | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 141,244 | +15.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58,818 | 52,435 | 70,697 | 8 |
| 2010s | 91,149 | 77,095 | 105,946 | 10 |
| 2020s | 121,694 | 106,969 | 141,244 | 4 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Africa
- 94 Sri Lanka 728 compare
- 95 Tajikistan 663 compare
- 96 Trinidad and Tobago 654 compare
- 97 Guinea 526 compare
- 98 El Salvador 479 compare
- 99 San Marino 437 compare
- 100 Tanzania 403 compare
More education data for UNICEF: Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, female in UNICEF: Africa?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, female in UNICEF: Africa was 141,244 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, female recorded in UNICEF: Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 141,244 in 2023.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, female recorded in UNICEF: Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 52,435 in 2002.
- How does UNICEF: Africa rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, female?
- UNICEF: Africa ranks 97th out of 204 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: 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