Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) was 4.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) recorded 4.9% for outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 5.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2007.
That places ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 57th out of 218 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 4.3% | — |
| 1998 | 4.0% | -8.5% |
| 1999 | 3.6% | -9.3% |
| 2000 | 3.6% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 3.6% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 3.7% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 5.0% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 4.9% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.0% | 3.6% | 4.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 3.1% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.3% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 4.6% | 5.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.42 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 840,626 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.6536 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 4.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2007.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate)?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 57th out of 218 groups with data for 2023.
- Is outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 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