Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, both in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, both was 1.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, both in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) recorded 1.9% for outbound mobility ratio to north america and western europe, both in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 21.1% on the previous year and up 109.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outbound mobility ratio to north america and western europe, both in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 1.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2015.
That places MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 78th out of 218 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, both in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.5% | — |
| 1998 | 1.4% | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 1.3% | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +14.2% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | +27.9% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | +21.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, both in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +27.9% | 1.2% | 1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.7828 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 24.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outbound mobility ratio to north america and western europe, both in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Outbound mobility ratio to north america and western europe, both in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 1.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest outbound mobility ratio to north america and western europe, both recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest outbound mobility ratio to north america and western europe, both recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2015.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for outbound mobility ratio to north america and western europe, both?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 78th out of 218 groups with data for 2023.
- Is outbound mobility ratio to north america and western europe, both rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release