Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in IDA blend
IDA blend: Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes was 5.2% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in IDA blend, 1997–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
IDA blend recorded 5.2% for outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in 2018.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in IDA blend peaked at 6.4% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2013.
IDA blend ranks 6th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 6.4% | — |
| 1998 | 6.1% | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 6.1% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 5.8% | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 5.4% | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 5.6% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 5.4% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 5.5% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 5.7% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 5.2% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | -16.9% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 5.4% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.2% | 6.1% | 6.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 5.3% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 4.3% | 5.4% | 9 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
- 3 Luxembourg 164.5% compare
- 4 Tonga 157.2% compare
- 5 San Marino 128.5% compare
- 6 Liechtenstein 127.7% compare
- 7 British Virgin Islands 102.8% compare
- 8 Vanuatu 87.7% compare
- 9 Comoros 79.8% compare
More education data for IDA blend
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.26 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 91.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0033 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.26 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 89.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 92.2% (2024)
- Labor force, total 281.15 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in IDA blend?
- Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in IDA blend was 5.2% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 1997.
- What is the lowest outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2013.
- How does IDA blend rank for outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes?
- IDA blend ranks 6th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.