Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, adjusted gender parity in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, adjusted gender parity was 0.5165 GPIA in 2021. ▼ Falling
Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, adjusted gender parity in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, 2011–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for outbound mobility ratio to the arab states, adjusted gender parity in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa is 0.5165 GPIA, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outbound mobility ratio to the arab states, adjusted gender parity in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 0.809 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.5165 GPIA, in 2021.
That places UIS: Sub-saharan Africa 134th out of 217 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, adjusted gender parity in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.657 GPIA | — |
| 2012 | 0.6383 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.7224 GPIA | +13.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7638 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7728 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.809 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7703 GPIA | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7192 GPIA | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5371 GPIA | -25.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5226 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5165 GPIA | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.71 GPIA | 0.5371 GPIA | 0.809 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.5196 GPIA | 0.5165 GPIA | 0.5226 GPIA | 2 |
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 the arab states, adjusted gender parity in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Outbound mobility ratio to the arab states, adjusted gender parity in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa was 0.5165 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest outbound mobility ratio to the arab states, adjusted gender parity recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.809 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest outbound mobility ratio to the arab states, adjusted gender parity recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5165 GPIA in 2021.
- How does UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank for outbound mobility ratio to the arab states, adjusted gender parity?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 134th out of 217 groups with data for 2021.
- Is outbound mobility ratio to the arab states, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. 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 the Arab States, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release