Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas): Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) was 5.2% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), 1997–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) stood at 5.2%.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) peaked at 7.5% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2013.
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 41st of 218 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 7.5% | — |
| 1998 | 7.0% | -7.2% |
| 1999 | 6.5% | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 5.7% | -11.7% |
| 2001 | 5.4% | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 5.3% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 5.1% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 5.3% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 5.9% | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 5.9% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 5.2% | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.0% | 6.5% | 7.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 5.1% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 4.9% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 1 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.31 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 947,845 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 873,576 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.80 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8591 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 15.44 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) was 5.2% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 1997.
- What is the lowest outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2013.
- How does UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) rank for outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate)?
- UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 41st out of 218 groups with data for 2020.
- Is outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) rising or falling in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) 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