Total inbound internationally mobile students, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Total inbound internationally mobile students, female was 50,184 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 50,184 number for total inbound internationally mobile students, female in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 58,448 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 24,218 number, in 1998.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 30th of 36 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Total inbound internationally mobile students, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 24,218 number | — |
| 1999 | 33,643 number | +38.9% |
| 2007 | 47,790 number | +42.1% |
| 2008 | 51,313 number | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 50,333 number | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 54,963 number | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 58,448 number | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 51,146 number | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 52,348 number | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 54,984 number | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 56,350 number | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 52,199 number | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 52,892 number | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 50,184 number | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28,930 number | 24,218 number | 33,643 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 49,812 number | 47,790 number | 51,313 number | 3 |
| 2010s | 53,724 number | 50,184 number | 58,448 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1526 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 81.42 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 50,184 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 58,448 number in 2011.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,218 number in 1998.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, female?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 30th out of 36 groups with data for 2018.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, female rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female 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.