Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in OECD members
OECD members: Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes was 1.7% in 2018. ▬ Flat
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in OECD members, 1997–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 1.7% for outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in 2018. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in OECD members peaked at 1.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2004.
That places OECD members 36th out of 43 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.7% | — |
| 1998 | 1.6% | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 1.6% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.6% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 1.6% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 9 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More education data for OECD members
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0045 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.28 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.9% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.5063 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in OECD members?
- Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in OECD members was 1.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2004.
- How does OECD members rank for outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes?
- OECD members ranks 36th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this OECD members 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.