Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) in WB: Small States
WB: Small States: Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) was 21.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) in WB: Small States, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in WB: Small States stood at 21.0%.
That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in WB: Small States peaked at 36.7% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 19.7%, in 2022.
That places WB: Small States 3rd out of 218 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) in WB: Small States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 36.7% | — |
| 1998 | 33.4% | -9.1% |
| 1999 | 33.2% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 34.7% | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 33.5% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 32.9% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 33.3% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 32.2% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 32.2% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 31.1% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 30.3% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 28.8% | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 27.1% | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 25.9% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 24.4% | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 21.9% | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 21.0% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 20.3% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 20.0% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 20.5% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 20.1% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 20.6% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 21.4% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 20.6% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 20.2% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 19.7% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 21.0% | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.4% | 33.2% | 36.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 31.6% | 27.1% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.6% | 20.0% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 19.7% | 21.0% | 4 |
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More education data for WB: Small States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.34 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 820,716 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 337,554 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in WB: Small States?
- Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in WB: Small States was 21.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in WB: Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 36.7% in 1997.
- What is the lowest outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in WB: Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.7% in 2022.
- How does WB: Small States rank for outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate)?
- WB: Small States ranks 3rd out of 218 groups with data for 2023.
- Is outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) rising or falling in WB: Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Small States 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