Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) in SDG: Australia and New Zealand
SDG: Australia and New Zealand: Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) was 0.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Australia and New Zealand recorded 0.9% for outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in SDG: Australia and New Zealand peaked at 1.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1998.
That places SDG: Australia and New Zealand 214th out of 218 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom 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 SDG: Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.9% | — |
| 1998 | 0.6% | -28.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +15.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -14.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -3.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) in SDG: Australia and New Zealand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -28.3% | 0.9% | 0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 4 |
More education data for SDG: Australia and New Zealand
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.52 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.722 % change on previous year (2000)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 126,112 (2000)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0007 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 363,629 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 335,435 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in SDG: Australia and New Zealand was 0.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1998.
- How does SDG: Australia and New Zealand rank for outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate)?
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand ranks 214th out of 218 groups with data for 2023.
- Is outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) rising or falling in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Australia and New Zealand 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