Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes was 12.6% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Latest (2015)
12.6%
Change on year
down 28.5%
World rank
46th
of 169 countries
All-time high
31.3%
in 2011
All-time low
12.6%
in 2015
Years of data
5
2010–2015
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in Zimbabwe, 2010–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 12.6% for outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 28.5% on the previous year and down 53.4% over ten years.
That places Zimbabwe 46th out of 169 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 27.1% | — |
| 2011 | 31.3% | +15.5% |
| 2012 | 17.6% | -43.6% |
| 2013 | 17.6% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 12.6% | -28.5% |
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More education data for Zimbabwe
- 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 (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2015)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 90,330 (2024)
- 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 56.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in Zimbabwe?
- Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in Zimbabwe was 12.6% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2015.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes?
- Zimbabwe ranks 46th out of 169 countries with data for 2015.
- Is outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.