Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, both sexes (UIS) in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108): Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, both sexes (UIS) was 0.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, both sexes (UIS) in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), 1997–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, outbound mobility ratio to sub-saharan africa, both sexes (uis) in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) stood at 0.8%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outbound mobility ratio to sub-saharan africa, both sexes (uis) in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) peaked at 3.4% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2020.
That places ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) 37th out of 218 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, both sexes (UIS) in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 3.4% | — |
| 1998 | 3.2% | -7.2% |
| 1999 | 2.9% | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 2.5% | -15.6% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | -12.0% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | -10.9% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | -10.2% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -14.6% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -15.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.2% | 2.9% | 3.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
- 34 Ghana 0.2% compare
- 35 British Virgin Islands 0.2% compare
- 36 Senegal 0.1% compare
- 37 South Africa 0.1% compare
- 38 Morocco 0.1% compare
- 39 Tunisia 0.1% compare
- 40 Saint Lucia 0.1% compare
More education data for ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 15.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.82 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8591 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5935 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4091 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outbound mobility ratio to sub-saharan africa, both sexes (uis) in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Outbound mobility ratio to sub-saharan africa, both sexes (uis) in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) was 0.8% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest outbound mobility ratio to sub-saharan africa, both sexes (uis) recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 1997.
- What is the lowest outbound mobility ratio to sub-saharan africa, both sexes (uis) recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2020.
- How does ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) rank for outbound mobility ratio to sub-saharan africa, both sexes (uis)?
- ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) ranks 37th out of 218 groups with data for 2020.
- Is outbound mobility ratio to sub-saharan africa, both sexes (uis) rising or falling in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release