Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, both sexes (UIS) in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439): 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 ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 1997–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for outbound mobility ratio to sub-saharan africa, both sexes (uis) in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) is 0.8%, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 5.8% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outbound mobility ratio to sub-saharan africa, both sexes (uis) in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) peaked at 1.5% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2016.
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 40th of 218 groups on this measure, 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 ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.5% | — |
| 1998 | 1.5% | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 1.5% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +31.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -5.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, both sexes (UIS) in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +31.5% | 0.6% | 0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
- 37 South Africa 0.1% compare
- 38 Morocco 0.1% compare
- 39 Tunisia 0.1% compare
- 40 Saint Lucia 0.1% compare
- 41 Ethiopia 0.0% compare
- 42 Lebanon 0.0% compare
- 43 Montenegro 0.0% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.65 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.13 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.22 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.86 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.48 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is outbound mobility ratio to sub-saharan africa, both sexes (uis) in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- Outbound mobility ratio to sub-saharan africa, both sexes (uis) in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 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 ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 1997.
- What is the lowest outbound mobility ratio to sub-saharan africa, both sexes (uis) recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2016.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank for outbound mobility ratio to sub-saharan africa, both sexes (uis)?
- ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 40th out of 218 groups with data for 2020.
- Is outbound mobility ratio to sub-saharan africa, both sexes (uis) rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release