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 557,734 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 557,734. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.4% on the previous year and up 83.6% 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 557,734 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 162,360, in 1997.
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 107th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 162,360 | — |
| 1998 | 162,360 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 167,534 | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 177,782 | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 188,129 | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 204,396 | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 220,908 | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 222,841 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 233,696 | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 242,526 | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 255,712 | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 265,548 | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 276,065 | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 290,473 | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 313,457 | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 294,682 | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 303,822 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 337,745 | +11.2% |
| 2015 | 361,168 | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 380,120 | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 381,568 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 381,043 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 394,549 | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 423,113 | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 449,750 | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 496,285 | +10.3% |
| 2023 | 557,734 | +12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 164,085 | 162,360 | 167,534 | 3 |
| 2000s | 228,760 | 177,782 | 276,065 | 10 |
| 2010s | 343,863 | 290,473 | 394,549 | 10 |
| 2020s | 481,720 | 423,113 | 557,734 | 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 557,734 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 557,734 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 162,360 in 1997.
- 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 107th 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 83.6%. 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, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release