Eswatini vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes

Eswatini
34.9%
in 2013
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
4.4%
in 2018
Eswatini rank
17th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
15th

Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes over time

  • Eswatini
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 34.9% against 4.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 30.5%.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 7.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Eswatini has been ahead every year.

Eswatini ranks 17th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 15th of 169 countries.

Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 23.0% 7.1% 15.9% Eswatini
2000s 43.1% 6.1% 37.0% Eswatini
2010s 42.2% 4.5% 37.8% Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes, Eswatini or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Eswatini, at 34.9% against 4.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2013.
What is the difference in outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes between Eswatini and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
30.5%, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
8 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2013.
How do Eswatini and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes?
Eswatini ranks 17th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 15th of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
214 places, 3,585 data points, 1997–2018
Last refreshed

Number of students from a given country studying abroad as a percentage of the total tertiary enrolment in that country.