Students considered here are those who have crossed a national or territorial border for the purpose of education and are now enrolled outside their country of origin.
This is the latest available data, last updated by the source in March 2022.
The net flow of mobile students is the "number of tertiary students from abroad (inbound students) studying in a given country minus the number of students at the same level from a given country studying abroad (outbound students)."
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Net flow of internationally mobile students in South Africa 2008-2019
In South Africa, the net flow of internationally inbound and outbound students in 2019 reached an estimated value of *, which meant that more foreigners were studying in the country (inbound students) than South Africans studying abroad (outbound students). The highest mobile student net value was registered in 2011 at *. Since 2012, the net flow has been relatively stable between around * in 2012 and * in 2019.
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UNESCO Institute for Statistics. (March 30, 2022). Net flow of internationally mobile students in South Africa from 2008 to 2019 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/1262543/net-flow-of-internationally-mobile-students-in-south-africa/
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