Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying was 337,160 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 337,160 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 8.7% on the previous year and up 71.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 337,160 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 191,858, in 2012.
That places GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 104th 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 studying in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 210,633 | — |
| 2012 | 191,858 | -8.9% |
| 2013 | 196,243 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 217,573 | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 233,579 | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 245,110 | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 244,083 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 244,190 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 254,311 | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 272,074 | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 287,046 | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 310,193 | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 337,160 | +8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 226,398 | 191,858 | 254,311 | 9 |
| 2020s | 301,618 | 272,074 | 337,160 | 4 |
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More education data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.38 million (2021)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 337,160 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 337,160 in 2023.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 191,858 in 2012.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 104th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 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