Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying was 242,381 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) is 242,381, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.9% on the previous year and up 99.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 242,381 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 116,707, in 2011.
That places WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 98th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 116,707 | — |
| 2012 | 116,707 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 121,304 | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 134,703 | +11.0% |
| 2015 | 142,713 | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 150,807 | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 153,808 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 153,931 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 158,180 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 169,759 | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 181,963 | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 205,586 | +13.0% |
| 2023 | 242,381 | +17.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 138,762 | 116,707 | 158,180 | 9 |
| 2020s | 199,922 | 169,759 | 242,381 | 4 |
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More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.53 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.34 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.63 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.60 million (2024)
All data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) was 242,381 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 242,381 in 2023.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 116,707 in 2011.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 98th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying rising or falling in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 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