Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in Eritrea
Eritrea: Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes was 19.6% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in Eritrea, 1998–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in Eritrea stood at 19.6%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 27.7% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in Eritrea peaked at 19.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2009.
That places Eritrea 35th out of 169 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 17.8% | — |
| 1999 | 14.3% | -19.4% |
| 2000 | 16.4% | +14.2% |
| 2001 | 14.3% | -13.0% |
| 2002 | 16.9% | +18.7% |
| 2004 | 16.4% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 8.8% | -46.6% |
| 2010 | 8.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 13.7% | +56.7% |
| 2015 | 15.4% | +11.9% |
| 2016 | 19.6% | +27.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.1% | 14.3% | 17.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.5% | 8.8% | 16.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 8.8% | 19.6% | 4 |
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More education data for Eritrea
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2016)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 12,025 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in Eritrea?
- Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in Eritrea was 19.6% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 19.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2009.
- How does Eritrea rank for outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes?
- Eritrea ranks 35th out of 169 countries with data for 2016.
- Is outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.