Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405): Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying was 496,127 in 2023. β² Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), 2011β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) stood at 496,127. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 76.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) peaked at 496,127 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 280,662, in 2012.
That places ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 60th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 327,395 | 280,662 | 378,940 | 9 |
| 2020s | 451,384 | 408,946 | 496,127 | 4 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
More education data for ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 50.51 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 29.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.23 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 45.99 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 92.95 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 46.96 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) was 496,127 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The highest recorded value was 496,127 in 2023.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The lowest recorded value was 280,662 in 2012.
- How does ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 60th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying rising or falling in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release