Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) in WB: Latin America & Caribbean
WB: Latin America & Caribbean: Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) was 1.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) in WB: Latin America & Caribbean, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Latin America & Caribbean recorded 1.4% for outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and up 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in WB: Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 1.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1997.
That places WB: Latin America & Caribbean 208th out of 218 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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: Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.8% | — |
| 1998 | 1.2% | +39.6% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -15.3% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | +17.2% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | -1.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) in WB: Latin America & Caribbean changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +39.6% | 0.8% | 1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 4 |
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 31.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 740,755 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4451 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in WB: Latin America & Caribbean was 1.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1997.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean rank for outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate)?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 208th out of 218 groups with data for 2023.
- Is outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean 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