Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in Madagascar
Madagascar: Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes was 3.2% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in Madagascar, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 3.2% for outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 52.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in Madagascar peaked at 11.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2018.
Madagascar ranks 121st of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 8.6% | — |
| 1999 | 8.5% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 8.9% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 9.5% | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 10.6% | +12.2% |
| 2003 | 11.7% | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 9.6% | -18.1% |
| 2005 | 9.4% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 8.7% | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 7.3% | -16.4% |
| 2008 | 6.8% | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | -18.4% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | -12.8% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | -7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.5% | 8.5% | 8.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 6.3% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 3.2% | 5.9% | 9 |
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More education data for Madagascar
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 138,648 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in Madagascar?
- Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in Madagascar was 3.2% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 11.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2018.
- How does Madagascar rank for outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes?
- Madagascar ranks 121st out of 169 countries with data for 2018.
- Is outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.