Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students … male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students … male was 358,043 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) recorded 358,043 for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 68.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 358,043 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 208,186, in 2012.
That places ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 97th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students … male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 233,773 | — |
| 2012 | 208,186 | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 212,225 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 234,108 | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 250,986 | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 263,295 | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 262,953 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 262,990 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 273,900 | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 292,203 | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 308,070 | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 330,723 | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 358,043 | +8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 244,713 | 208,186 | 273,900 | 9 |
| 2020s | 322,260 | 292,203 | 358,043 | 4 |
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More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 38.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.51 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 358,043 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 358,043 in 2023.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 208,186 in 2012.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 97th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.7%. 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 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