Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, both sexes (UIS estimate) in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, both sexes (UIS estimate) was 0.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, both sexes (UIS estimate) in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, 2011–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, outbound mobility ratio to the arab states, both sexes (uis estimate) in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 0.4%.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outbound mobility ratio to the arab states, both sexes (uis estimate) in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 0.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2012.
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 68th of 217 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, both sexes (UIS estimate) in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.3% | — |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +27.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
- 65 Luxembourg 0.1% compare
- 66 Samoa 0.0% compare
- 67 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0% compare
- 68 Ireland 0.0% compare
- 69 Andorra 0.0% compare
- 70 Turkmenistan 0.0% compare
- 71 France 0.0% 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 the arab states, both sexes (uis estimate) in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Outbound mobility ratio to the arab states, both sexes (uis estimate) in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa was 0.4% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest outbound mobility ratio to the arab states, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest outbound mobility ratio to the arab states, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2012.
- How does UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank for outbound mobility ratio to the arab states, both sexes (uis estimate)?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 68th out of 217 groups with data for 2021.
- Is outbound mobility ratio to the arab states, both sexes (uis estimate) rising or falling in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release