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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
3.4%
in 2018
Sao Tome and Principe
28.1%
in 2015
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
21st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
21st

Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Sao Tome and Principe
0255075100199720072018

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 28.1% against 3.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 24.7%.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 8.4 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 21st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 21st of 45 groups.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
2000s 2.2% 106.9% 104.7% Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 2.4% 45.7% 43.3% Sao Tome and Principe

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 Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 28.1% against 3.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2015.
What is the difference in outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Sao Tome and Principe?
24.7%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Sao Tome and Principe?
5 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2015.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 21st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 21st 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.