Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) was 4.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) is 4.8%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) peaked at 4.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2004.
That places WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 64th 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2.8% | — |
| 1998 | 2.8% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 2.9% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 2.8% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 2.7% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 3.3% | +23.5% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 4.8% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 4.8% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.5% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.3% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 4.5% | 4.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8629 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1924 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8854 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 12.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) was 4.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2004.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank for outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate)?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 64th out of 218 groups with data for 2023.
- Is outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 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