Total inbound internationally mobile students, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Total inbound internationally mobile students, male was 88,956 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
88,956
Change on year
up 9.7%
Rank
134th
of 204 groups
All-time high
97,612
in 2015
All-time low
39,676
in 1998
Years of data
19
1998–2023

Total inbound internationally mobile students, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 1998–2023

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k1998201020231998: 39.7k1999: 49.5k2007: 66.3k2008: 73.0k2009: 72.8k2010: 81.3k2011: 88.4k2012: 85.1k2013: 91.3k2014: 94.0k2015: 97.6k2016: 92.2k2017: 90.7k2018: 94.3k2019: 92.5k2020: 88.1k2021: 86.0k2022: 81.1k2023: 89.0k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) recorded 88,956 for total inbound internationally mobile students, male in 2023.

The figure is up 9.7% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 97,612 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 39,676, in 1998.

That places ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 134th 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, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year

Annual values for Total inbound internationally mobile students, male (number) in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 1998 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1998 39,676
1999 49,528 +24.8%
2007 66,296 +33.9%
2008 72,950 +10.0%
2009 72,834 -0.2%
2010 81,270 +11.6%
2011 88,354 +8.7%
2012 85,093 -3.7%
2013 91,292 +7.3%
2014 94,006 +3.0%
2015 97,612 +3.8%
2016 92,248 -5.5%
2017 90,680 -1.7%
2018 94,289 +4.0%
2019 92,490 -1.9%
2020 88,115 -4.7%
2021 86,027 -2.4%
2022 81,071 -5.8%
2023 88,956 +9.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 44,602 39,676 49,528 2
2000s 70,693 66,296 72,950 3
2010s 90,733 81,270 97,612 10
2020s 86,042 81,071 88,956 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is total inbound internationally mobile students, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
Total inbound internationally mobile students, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 88,956 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, male recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
The highest recorded value was 97,612 in 2015.
What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, male recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
The lowest recorded value was 39,676 in 1998.
How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, male?
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 134th out of 204 groups with data for 2023.
Is total inbound internationally mobile students, male rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total inbound internationally mobile students, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
321 places, 5,769 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release