Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, both sexes (UIS) in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, both sexes (UIS) was 1.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, both sexes (UIS) in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, 1997–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, outbound mobility ratio to sub-saharan africa, both sexes (uis) in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 1.1%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outbound mobility ratio to sub-saharan africa, both sexes (uis) in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 3.2% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2021.
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 19th of 218 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, both sexes (UIS) in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 3.2% | — |
| 1998 | 3.1% | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 3.1% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 3.0% | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 2.8% | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -25.6% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.0% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
- 16 Botswana 2.0% compare
- 17 Burundi 1.8% compare
- 18 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.6% compare
- 19 Rwanda 1.5% compare
- 20 Cape Verde 1.2% compare
- 21 Guinea 1.1% compare
- 22 Burkina Faso 1.1% compare
More education data for UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.73 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7518 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.6 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.53 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outbound mobility ratio to sub-saharan africa, both sexes (uis) in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Outbound mobility ratio to sub-saharan africa, both sexes (uis) in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa was 1.1% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest outbound mobility ratio to sub-saharan africa, both sexes (uis) recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 1997.
- What is the lowest outbound mobility ratio to sub-saharan africa, both sexes (uis) recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2021.
- How does UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank for outbound mobility ratio to sub-saharan africa, both sexes (uis)?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 19th out of 218 groups with data for 2021.
- Is outbound mobility ratio to sub-saharan africa, both sexes (uis) rising or falling in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UIS: Sub-saharan Africa 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