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South Africa: Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in sub-Saharan Africa, both sexes

1216count · 2023+211.8% since 2013

Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in sub-Saharan Africa, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator OE.5T8.40540. Annual figures for South Africa from 2008 to 2023.

20082023

Every year

YearValue (count)Note
20231,216UIS_EST
2022409UIS_EST
2021397UIS_EST
2020439UIS_EST
2019431UIS_EST
2018433UIS_EST
2017391UIS_EST
2016442UIS_EST
2015433UIS_EST
2014507UIS_EST
2013390UIS_EST
2012336UIS_EST
2011229UIS_EST
2010237UIS_EST
2009213UIS_EST
2008188UIS_EST

Source

Published by UIS, produced by UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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UIS (2026). Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in sub-Saharan Africa, both sexes. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-oe-5t8-40540 (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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