Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students … male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students … male was 44,205 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) stood at 44,205.
That represents a change of up 6.9% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 61,715 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 36,705, in 2012.
That places ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 201st out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students … male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 61,715 | — |
| 2012 | 36,705 | -40.5% |
| 2013 | 37,438 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 39,516 | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 41,802 | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 44,212 | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 44,835 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 44,691 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 42,927 | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 42,463 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 40,393 | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 41,365 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 44,205 | +6.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students … male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -40.5% | 61,715 | 36,705 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 43,760 | 36,705 | 61,715 | 9 |
| 2020s | 42,106 | 40,393 | 44,205 | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- 198 Aruba 195 compare
- 199 British Virgin Islands 153 compare
- 200 Marshall Islands 142 compare
- 201 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 124 compare
- 202 Nauru 98 compare
- 203 Turks and Caicos Islands 87 compare
- 204 Micronesia (country) 66 compare
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 329,590 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 545,537 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.01 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 875,127 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8034 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 44,205 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 61,715 in 2011.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,705 in 2012.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 201st out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, male (UIS estimate) (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release