Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes was 1.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in Upper middle income, 1997–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in Upper middle income stood at 1.9%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in Upper middle income peaked at 1.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2007.
That places Upper middle income 34th out of 43 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.8% | — |
| 1998 | 1.8% | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 1.7% | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 1.6% | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 1.5% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More education data for Upper middle income
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0774 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 237.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 13.41 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in Upper middle income?
- Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in Upper middle income was 1.9% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2007.
- How does Upper middle income rank for outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes?
- Upper middle income ranks 34th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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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