Kuwait vs Low & middle income: Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes

Kuwait
21.2%
in 2018
Low & middle income
2.1%
in 2018
Kuwait rank
31st
Low & middle income rank
31st

Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes over time

  • Kuwait
  • Low & middle income
05101520199720072018

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 21.2% against 2.1% in Low & middle income, a difference of 19.1%.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 10.0 times Low & middle income's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 31st and Low & middle income ranks 31st of 169 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 15.3% 1.8% 13.5% Kuwait
2000s 16.4% 1.8% 14.6% Kuwait
2010s 19.5% 2.0% 17.5% Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes, Kuwait or Low & middle income?
Kuwait, at 21.2% against 2.1% in Low & middle income as of 2018.
What is the difference in outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes between Kuwait and Low & middle income?
19.1%, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Low & middle income?
10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Kuwait and Low & middle income rank globally for outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes?
Kuwait ranks 31st and Low & middle income ranks 31st 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
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Number of students from a given country studying abroad as a percentage of the total tertiary enrolment in that country.