Total inbound internationally mobile students, female in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Total inbound internationally mobile students, female was 98,874 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, female in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total inbound internationally mobile students, female in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) is 98,874, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 15.5% on the previous year and up 58.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, female in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 98,874 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24,229, in 1998.
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 112th of 204 groups on this measure, 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 in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 24,229 | — |
| 1999 | 33,653 | +38.9% |
| 2007 | 47,904 | +42.3% |
| 2008 | 52,576 | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 52,867 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 58,981 | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 64,136 | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 58,971 | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 62,571 | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 67,912 | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 72,138 | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 71,120 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 75,269 | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 76,255 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 82,023 | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 82,615 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 85,673 | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 85,588 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 98,874 | +15.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28,941 | 24,229 | 33,653 | 2 |
| 2000s | 51,116 | 47,904 | 52,867 | 3 |
| 2010s | 68,938 | 58,971 | 82,023 | 10 |
| 2020s | 88,188 | 82,615 | 98,874 | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
- 109 Mauritania 86 compare
- 110 Cape Verde 69 compare
- 111 Samoa 60 compare
- 112 Lesotho 36 compare
- 113 Bermuda 33 compare
- 114 Comoros 0 compare
- 114 Djibouti 0
- 114 Palestine, State of 0 compare
- 114 Seychelles 0
More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.53 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.34 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.63 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.60 million (2024)
All data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, female in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, female in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) was 98,874 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, female recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 98,874 in 2023.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, female recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,229 in 1998.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, female?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 112th out of 204 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, female rising or falling in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release