Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Qatar: Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
3.4%
in 2018
Qatar
26.8%
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
21st
Qatar rank
22nd

Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Qatar
0510152025199720072018

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 26.8% against 3.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 23.4%.

That makes Qatar's figure about 8.0 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Qatar has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 21st and Qatar ranks 22nd of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Qatar Difference Ahead
1990s 2.8% 12.8% 10.0% Qatar
2000s 2.4% 17.2% 14.7% Qatar
2010s 2.6% 21.2% 18.6% Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Qatar?
Qatar, at 26.8% against 3.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2018.
What is the difference in outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Qatar?
23.4%, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Qatar?
20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Qatar rank globally for outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 21st and Qatar ranks 22nd of 45 groups.
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.