Total inbound internationally mobile students, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Total inbound internationally mobile students, male was 86,099 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
86,099 number
Change on year
up 4.5%
Rank
28th
of 36 groups
All-time high
89,037 number
in 2015
All-time low
40,053 number
in 1998
Years of data
14
1998–2018

Total inbound internationally mobile students, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1998–2018

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1998200820181998: 40.1k number1999: 49.9k number2007: 66.3k number2008: 71.0k number2009: 69.1k number2010: 76.0k number2011: 81.8k number2012: 77.5k number2013: 83.1k number2014: 85.3k number2015: 89.0k number2016: 83.8k number2017: 82.4k number2018: 86.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for total inbound internationally mobile students, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 86,099 number, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 89,037 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 40,053 number, in 1998.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 28th of 36 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Total inbound internationally mobile students, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Total inbound internationally mobile students, male (number) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1998 to 2018.
Year number Change
1998 40,053 number
1999 49,904 number +24.6%
2007 66,256 number +32.8%
2008 71,002 number +7.2%
2009 69,097 number -2.7%
2010 75,978 number +10.0%
2011 81,774 number +7.6%
2012 77,550 number -5.2%
2013 83,066 number +7.1%
2014 85,325 number +2.7%
2015 89,037 number +4.4%
2016 83,797 number -5.9%
2017 82,379 number -1.7%
2018 86,099 number +4.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 44,978 number 40,053 number 49,904 number 2
2000s 68,785 number 66,256 number 71,002 number 3
2010s 82,778 number 75,978 number 89,037 number 9

Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

  1. 25 South Africa 23,727 number compare
  2. 26 Belgium 22,350 number compare
  3. 27 Czechia 20,834 number compare
  4. 28 Hong Kong, China 17,608 number compare
  5. 29 Hungary 16,355 number compare
  6. 30 Denmark 16,000 number compare
  7. 31 Romania 15,939 number compare

See the full ranking of 142 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is total inbound internationally mobile students, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Total inbound internationally mobile students, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 86,099 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 89,037 number in 2015.
What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 40,053 number in 1998.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, male?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 28th out of 36 groups with data for 2018.
Is total inbound internationally mobile students, male rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total inbound internationally mobile students, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total inbound internationally mobile students, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
142 places, 1,983 data points, 1997–2019
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Total number of male students who have crossed a national or territorial border for the purpose of education and are now enrolled in tertiary institutions outside their country of origin.