Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) was 5.2% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1997–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) recorded 5.2% for outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in 2016.
That represents a change of up 19.5% on the previous year and up 50.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 6.2% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2010.
That places ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 40th out of 218 groups with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 6.2% | — |
| 1998 | 5.6% | -9.7% |
| 1999 | 5.1% | -10.5% |
| 2000 | 5.0% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 4.6% | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 4.6% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 4.6% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | -9.6% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | -11.3% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | -14.4% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | +17.7% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | +13.8% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | +13.8% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | +19.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.6% | 5.1% | 6.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 3.1% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 2.6% | 5.2% | 7 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
- 37 Kuwait 19.7% compare
- 38 Eritrea 19.7% compare
- 39 Guyana 19.0% compare
- 40 Nepal 18.7% compare
- 41 Azerbaijan 18.2% compare
- 42 Brunei Darussalam 17.2% compare
- 43 Central African Republic 16.7% compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 661,389 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 685,428 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 441,485 (2020)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 265,472 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 316,507 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2475 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.35 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.4 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.70 million (2016)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 5.2% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 1997.
- What is the lowest outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2010.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate)?
- ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 40th out of 218 groups with data for 2016.
- Is outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 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