Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in Egypt
Egypt: Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes was 1.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in Egypt, 1999–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 1.2% for outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and up 167.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in Egypt peaked at 1.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2005.
Egypt ranks 150th of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.4% | — |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +25.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +12.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +15.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +21.1% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More education data for Egypt
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.40 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1322 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1322 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.52 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in Egypt?
- Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in Egypt was 1.2% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2005.
- How does Egypt rank for outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes?
- Egypt ranks 150th out of 169 countries with data for 2017.
- Is outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 167.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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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Number of students from a given country studying abroad as a percentage of the total tertiary enrolment in that country.