Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) was 5.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) stood at 5.0%.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 5.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2007.
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 50th of 218 groups on this measure, in the top 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 ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 4.1% | — |
| 1998 | 3.8% | -8.5% |
| 1999 | 3.4% | -9.4% |
| 2000 | 3.5% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 3.6% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | -9.5% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 4.8% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 5.0% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 5.1% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 5.0% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.8% | 3.4% | 4.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 3.1% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 3.4% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 4.8% | 5.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 17.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3069 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.6186 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.43 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 5.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2007.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate)?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 50th out of 218 groups with data for 2023.
- Is outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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