Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas): Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying was 291,000 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) recorded 291,000 for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 17.2% on the previous year and up 108.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) peaked at 291,000 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 64,207, in 1997.
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 150th 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 UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 64,207 | — |
| 1998 | 64,207 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 64,567 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 67,806 | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 72,461 | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 78,117 | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 87,833 | +12.4% |
| 2004 | 92,725 | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 99,413 | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 104,339 | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 108,028 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 111,052 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 118,178 | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 124,307 | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 131,705 | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 133,066 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 139,404 | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 161,978 | +16.2% |
| 2015 | 180,597 | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 188,961 | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 182,347 | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 178,531 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 178,883 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 196,431 | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 213,975 | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 248,229 | +16.0% |
| 2023 | 291,000 | +17.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64,327 | 64,207 | 64,567 | 3 |
| 2000s | 93,995 | 67,806 | 118,178 | 10 |
| 2010s | 159,978 | 124,307 | 188,961 | 10 |
| 2020s | 237,409 | 196,431 | 291,000 | 4 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.31 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 947,845 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 873,576 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.80 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8591 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 15.44 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) was 291,000 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The highest recorded value was 291,000 in 2023.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The lowest recorded value was 64,207 in 1997.
- How does UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
- UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 150th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying rising or falling in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) 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