Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, both sexes (UIS) in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), 1997–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, outbound mobility ratio to sub-saharan africa, both sexes (uis) in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) stood at 1.1%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outbound mobility ratio to sub-saharan africa, both sexes (uis) in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 3.0% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2021.
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 26th 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: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 3.0% | — |
| 1998 | 2.9% | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 2.9% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 2.8% | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 2.6% | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -25.4% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 3.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.8% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 2 |
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More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.53 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.34 % change on previous year (2021)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is outbound mobility ratio to sub-saharan africa, both sexes (uis) in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Outbound mobility ratio to sub-saharan africa, both sexes (uis) in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 1997.
- What is the lowest outbound mobility ratio to sub-saharan africa, both sexes (uis) recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2021.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank for outbound mobility ratio to sub-saharan africa, both sexes (uis)?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 26th out of 218 groups with data for 2021.
- Is outbound mobility ratio to sub-saharan africa, both sexes (uis) rising or falling in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 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