Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary … both sexes UIS in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary … both sexes UIS was 89,985 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) recorded 89,985 for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 77.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 89,985 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32,421, in 1997.
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 196th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary … both sexes UIS in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 32,421 | — |
| 1998 | 32,421 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 32,567 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 33,868 | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 34,863 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 36,786 | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 39,778 | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 39,146 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 40,757 | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 42,827 | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 44,415 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 47,318 | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 49,411 | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 50,874 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 55,061 | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 53,972 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 50,826 | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 55,121 | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 56,316 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 59,767 | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 63,574 | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 62,941 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 76,170 | +21.0% |
| 2020 | 80,720 | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 88,754 | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 87,370 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 89,985 | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32,470 | 32,421 | 32,567 | 3 |
| 2000s | 40,917 | 33,868 | 49,411 | 10 |
| 2010s | 58,462 | 50,826 | 76,170 | 10 |
| 2020s | 86,707 | 80,720 | 89,985 | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- 193 Saint Kitts and Nevis 496 compare
- 194 Monaco 473 compare
- 195 Grenada 453 compare
- 196 Tuvalu 399 compare
- 197 British Virgin Islands 326 compare
- 198 Aruba 300 compare
- 199 Cook Islands 241 compare
More education data for ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 229,324 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 89,985 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 89,985 in 2023.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 32,421 in 1997.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 196th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 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, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release