Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, both sexes (UIS) in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, both sexes (UIS) was 0.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, both sexes (UIS) in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 1997–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, outbound mobility ratio to sub-saharan africa, both sexes (uis) in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern stood at 0.8%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 55.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outbound mobility ratio to sub-saharan africa, both sexes (uis) in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 2.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2021.
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 36th of 218 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2.0% | — |
| 1998 | 1.9% | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | +16.3% |
| 2000 | 2.5% | +10.2% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | -9.3% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | -15.1% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | -37.8% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -3.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, both sexes (UIS) in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -37.8% | 1.9% | 1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.8% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
More education data for WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.71 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.23 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.92 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.18 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9717 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outbound mobility ratio to sub-saharan africa, both sexes (uis) in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Outbound mobility ratio to sub-saharan africa, both sexes (uis) in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern was 0.8% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest outbound mobility ratio to sub-saharan africa, both sexes (uis) recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest outbound mobility ratio to sub-saharan africa, both sexes (uis) recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2021.
- How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for outbound mobility ratio to sub-saharan africa, both sexes (uis)?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 36th out of 218 groups with data for 2021.
- Is outbound mobility ratio to sub-saharan africa, both sexes (uis) rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 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