Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) in UNICEF: Gulf Area
UNICEF: Gulf Area: Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) was 4.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) in UNICEF: Gulf Area, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in UNICEF: Gulf Area is 4.4%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in UNICEF: Gulf Area peaked at 6.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2004.
UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 84th 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 UNICEF: Gulf Area, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 5.0% | — |
| 1998 | 4.8% | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 4.2% | -11.6% |
| 2000 | 4.1% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 4.2% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 4.2% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 3.6% | -15.5% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | +14.9% |
| 2011 | 5.7% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 6.3% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 6.3% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 6.1% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 6.1% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 5.2% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 4.6% | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.7% | 4.2% | 5.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 3.5% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 5.4% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 4.4% | 5.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Gulf Area
More education data for UNICEF: Gulf Area
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0178 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 796,027 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.72 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in UNICEF: Gulf Area was 4.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2004.
- How does UNICEF: Gulf Area rank for outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate)?
- UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 84th out of 218 groups with data for 2023.
- Is outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) rising or falling in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Gulf Area 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