Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, both sexes (UIS) in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110): Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, both sexes (UIS) was 1.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, both sexes (UIS) in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, outbound mobility ratio to sub-saharan africa, both sexes (uis) in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) stood at 1.3%.
The figure is up 12.7% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outbound mobility ratio to sub-saharan africa, both sexes (uis) in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) peaked at 3.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2022.
That places ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 16th 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 to sub-Saharan Africa, both sexes (UIS) in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2.3% | — |
| 1998 | 2.2% | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 2.7% | +21.3% |
| 2000 | 3.1% | +15.8% |
| 2001 | 3.1% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 3.2% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | -12.6% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | -39.7% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | -11.0% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | +12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.7% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
More education data for ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.77 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.46 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outbound mobility ratio to sub-saharan africa, both sexes (uis) in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Outbound mobility ratio to sub-saharan africa, both sexes (uis) in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) was 1.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest outbound mobility ratio to sub-saharan africa, both sexes (uis) recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest outbound mobility ratio to sub-saharan africa, both sexes (uis) recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2022.
- How does ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) rank for outbound mobility ratio to sub-saharan africa, both sexes (uis)?
- ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) ranks 16th out of 218 groups with data for 2023.
- Is outbound mobility ratio to sub-saharan africa, both sexes (uis) rising or falling in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 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