Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students … female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students … female was 38,404 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) stood at 38,404. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.2% on the previous year and up 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 38,404 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27,666, in 2011.
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 195th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students … female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 27,666 | — |
| 2012 | 27,666 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 28,677 | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 29,891 | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 30,882 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 32,974 | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 34,387 | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 34,920 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 34,684 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 34,374 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 33,418 | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 33,940 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 38,404 | +13.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 31,305 | 27,666 | 34,920 | 9 |
| 2020s | 35,034 | 33,418 | 38,404 | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- 192 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 283 compare
- 193 Monaco 246 compare
- 194 Grenada 195 compare
- 195 British Virgin Islands 173 compare
- 196 Saint Kitts and Nevis 167 compare
- 197 Aruba 105 compare
- 198 Tuvalu 101 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 38,404 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 38,404 in 2023.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,666 in 2011.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 195th 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 33.9%. 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, female (UIS estimate) (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release