Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary … both sexes number in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary … both sexes number was 400,803 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1997–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 400,803 number for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 2018.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 402,135 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 173,262 number, in 1997.
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 29th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary … both sexes number in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 173,262 number | — |
| 1998 | 173,262 number | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 180,105 number | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 195,385 number | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 206,925 number | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 229,878 number | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 251,178 number | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 252,265 number | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 260,820 number | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 270,091 number | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 283,754 number | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 294,056 number | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 307,240 number | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 320,063 number | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 340,801 number | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 313,835 number | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 323,593 number | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 357,903 number | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 382,440 number | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 401,135 number | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 402,135 number | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 400,803 number | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 175,543 number | 173,262 number | 180,105 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 255,159 number | 195,385 number | 307,240 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 360,301 number | 313,835 number | 402,135 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 26 Turkmenistan 44,875 number compare
- 27 Azerbaijan 43,767 number compare
- 28 Spain 42,034 number compare
- 29 Greece 39,096 number compare
- 30 United Kingdom 38,986 number compare
- 31 Egypt 38,667 number compare
- 32 Romania 37,534 number compare
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9738 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.80 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 81.43 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1526 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0631 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 400,803 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 402,135 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 173,262 number in 1997.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 29th out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Students who have crossed a national or territorial border for the purpose of education and are now enrolled outside their country of origin.