Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%) in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%) was 2.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) in MDG: Developing Regions, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in MDG: Developing Regions stood at 2.4%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 2.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2012.
MDG: Developing Regions ranks 149th of 218 groups on this measure, 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 MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2.2% | — |
| 1998 | 2.2% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 2.1% | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 2.0% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 2.1% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.4% | 4 |
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More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 552.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8747 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 266.40 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6758 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 339.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 286.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in MDG: Developing Regions was 2.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2012.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate)?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 149th out of 218 groups with data for 2023.
- Is outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Developing Regions 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