Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) was 1.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) is 1.8%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 2.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2006.
That places ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 192nd 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: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2.0% | — |
| 1998 | 1.9% | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 1.8% | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 1.7% | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 1.6% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 4 |
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 46.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 91.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 1.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2006.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate)?
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 192nd out of 218 groups with data for 2023.
- Is outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 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