Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425): Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) was 0.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425), 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) recorded 0.9% for outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) peaked at 0.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1998.
That places ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 215th out of 218 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.5% | — |
| 1998 | 0.5% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +12.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +11.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 4 |
More education data for ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3042 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3046 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.89 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) was 0.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1998.
- How does ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) rank for outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate)?
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) ranks 215th out of 218 groups with data for 2023.
- Is outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) rising or falling in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release