Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): 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: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) recorded 4.9% for outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 83.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 5.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2005.
That places ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 60th 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: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2.4% | — |
| 1998 | 2.2% | -10.3% |
| 1999 | 2.0% | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 2.0% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 2.1% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | +15.5% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | +11.5% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | +17.4% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 5.0% | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 4.9% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.0% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 4.3% | 5.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- 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: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2005.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate)?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 60th out of 218 groups with data for 2023.
- Is outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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