Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) in UIS: Arab States
UIS: Arab States: Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) was 4.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) in UIS: Arab States, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UIS: Arab States recorded 4.7% for outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in 2023.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in UIS: Arab States peaked at 4.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2007.
That places UIS: Arab States 68th 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 UIS: Arab States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 4.2% | — |
| 1998 | 3.8% | -8.6% |
| 1999 | 3.5% | -9.3% |
| 2000 | 3.5% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 3.6% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 4.8% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 4.7% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.8% | 3.5% | 4.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 3.0% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 3.2% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 4.5% | 4.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Arab States
More education data for UIS: Arab States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 20.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.6559 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.96 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in UIS: Arab States?
- Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in UIS: Arab States was 4.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2007.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate)?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 68th out of 218 groups with data for 2023.
- Is outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) rising or falling in UIS: Arab States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Arab States 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