Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, both sexes (UIS estimate) in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, both sexes (UIS estimate) was 1.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, both sexes (UIS estimate) in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for outbound mobility ratio to the arab states, both sexes (uis estimate) in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) is 1.2%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outbound mobility ratio to the arab states, both sexes (uis estimate) in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 1.8% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2010.
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 10th of 217 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, both sexes (UIS estimate) in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.8% | — |
| 1998 | 1.6% | -10.3% |
| 1999 | 1.5% | -8.4% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | +22.3% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -10.9% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- 7 British Virgin Islands 3.4% compare
- 8 Bahrain 3.3% compare
- 9 Syrian Arab Republic 3.2% compare
- 10 Jordan 2.7% compare
- 11 Niger 2.6% compare
- 12 Qatar 2.3% compare
- 13 Saint Lucia 2.0% compare
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5456 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.21 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outbound mobility ratio to the arab states, both sexes (uis estimate) in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Outbound mobility ratio to the arab states, both sexes (uis estimate) in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 1.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest outbound mobility ratio to the arab states, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 1997.
- What is the lowest outbound mobility ratio to the arab states, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2010.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for outbound mobility ratio to the arab states, both sexes (uis estimate)?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 10th out of 217 groups with data for 2023.
- Is outbound mobility ratio to the arab states, both sexes (uis estimate) rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release