Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes was 10.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
10.6%
Change on year
up 5.8%
World rank
50th
of 169 countries
All-time high
10.6%
in 2018
All-time low
5.2%
in 1999
Years of data
21
1998–2018

Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in Bulgaria, 1998–2018

02.557.5101998200820181998: 5.3 %1999: 5.2 %2000: 5.6 %2001: 6.3 %2002: 7.6 %2003: 8 %2004: 8.2 %2005: 8 %2006: 8 %2007: 7.5 %2008: 7.4 %2009: 7.7 %2010: 7.8 %2011: 8.2 %2012: 8.8 %2013: 8.8 %2014: 8.7 %2015: 8.7 %2016: 9 %2017: 10 %2018: 10.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in Bulgaria is 10.6%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.8% on the previous year and up 42.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in Bulgaria peaked at 10.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 1999.

That places Bulgaria 50th out of 169 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (%) in Bulgaria, 1998 to 2018.
Year % Change
1998 5.3%
1999 5.2% -2.6%
2000 5.6% +8.2%
2001 6.3% +13.0%
2002 7.6% +19.7%
2003 8.0% +6.1%
2004 8.2% +2.4%
2005 8.0% -3.0%
2006 8.0% +0.9%
2007 7.5% -7.2%
2008 7.4% -0.4%
2009 7.7% +3.0%
2010 7.8% +1.6%
2011 8.2% +6.0%
2012 8.8% +6.3%
2013 8.8% -0.0%
2014 8.7% -1.2%
2015 8.7% +0.8%
2016 9.0% +3.7%
2017 10.0% +11.0%
2018 10.6% +5.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5.2% 5.2% 5.3% 2
2000s 7.4% 5.6% 8.2% 10
2010s 9.0% 7.8% 10.6% 9

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Frequently asked questions

What is outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in Bulgaria?
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in Bulgaria was 10.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 2018.
What is the lowest outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 1999.
How does Bulgaria rank for outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes?
Bulgaria ranks 50th out of 169 countries with data for 2018.
Is outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.