Saint Lucia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes

Saint Lucia
46.4%
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa
4.5%
in 2018
Saint Lucia rank
12th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
13th

Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes over time

  • Saint Lucia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
020406080199720072018

How they compare

Saint Lucia currently reports 46.4% against 4.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 41.9%.

That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 10.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Saint Lucia has been ahead every year.

Saint Lucia ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 13th of 169 countries.

Saint Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saint Lucia Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 57.6% 5.7% 51.9% Saint Lucia
2010s 47.2% 4.6% 42.6% Saint Lucia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes, Saint Lucia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Saint Lucia, at 46.4% against 4.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2018.
What is the difference in outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes between Saint Lucia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
41.9%, with Saint Lucia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Lucia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
15 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2018.
How do Saint Lucia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes?
Saint Lucia ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 13th 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.