Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary … both sexes UIS in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary … both sexes UIS was 82,609 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) stood at 82,609.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.7% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 89,381 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 37,690, in 1997.
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 199th 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: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 37,690 | — |
| 1998 | 37,690 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 43,271 | +14.8% |
| 2000 | 51,890 | +19.9% |
| 2001 | 59,382 | +14.4% |
| 2002 | 68,163 | +14.8% |
| 2003 | 73,769 | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 73,401 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 73,199 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 74,027 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 81,336 | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 82,608 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 83,272 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 86,384 | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 89,381 | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 64,371 | -28.0% |
| 2013 | 66,115 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 69,407 | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 72,684 | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 77,186 | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 79,222 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 79,611 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 77,611 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 76,837 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 73,811 | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 75,305 | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 82,609 | +9.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary … both sexes UIS 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 | -28.0% | 89,381 | 64,371 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39,550 | 37,690 | 43,271 | 3 |
| 2000s | 72,105 | 51,890 | 83,272 | 10 |
| 2010s | 76,197 | 64,371 | 89,381 | 10 |
| 2020s | 77,140 | 73,811 | 82,609 | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- 196 Tuvalu 399 compare
- 197 British Virgin Islands 326 compare
- 198 Aruba 300 compare
- 199 Cook Islands 241 compare
- 200 Marshall Islands 184 compare
- 201 Turks and Caicos Islands 169 compare
- 202 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 152 compare
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.99 % 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 82,609 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 89,381 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 37,690 in 1997.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 199th 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 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release