Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) was 4.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 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: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries is 4.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 53.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 4.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2008.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 91st 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: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 3.6% | — |
| 1998 | 3.3% | -8.3% |
| 1999 | 3.0% | -8.9% |
| 2000 | 3.0% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 2.9% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.3% | 3.0% | 3.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.4% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.6% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 4.0% | 4.3% | 4 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.79 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 24.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3301 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.99 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 4.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2008.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate)?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 91st out of 218 groups with data for 2023.
- Is outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 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