Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, both sexes (UIS estimate) in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, both sexes (UIS estimate) was 0.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, both sexes (UIS estimate) in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, outbound mobility ratio to the arab states, both sexes (uis estimate) in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) stood at 0.7%.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outbound mobility ratio to the arab states, both sexes (uis estimate) in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 1.4% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2012.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 37th out of 217 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, both sexes (UIS estimate) in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.4% | — |
| 1998 | 1.2% | -8.6% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | -8.9% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -11.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -16.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +22.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- 34 Lesotho 0.2% compare
- 35 Rwanda 0.2% compare
- 36 United Arab Emirates 0.2% compare
- 37 Kyrgyzstan 0.2% compare
- 38 Sri Lanka 0.2% compare
- 39 Madagascar 0.2% compare
- 40 Tanzania 0.2% compare
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is outbound mobility ratio to the arab states, both sexes (uis estimate) in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Outbound mobility ratio to the arab states, both sexes (uis estimate) in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) was 0.7% 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 WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 1997.
- What is the lowest outbound mobility ratio to the arab states, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2012.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for outbound mobility ratio to the arab states, both sexes (uis estimate)?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 37th out of 217 groups with data for 2023.
- Is outbound mobility ratio to the arab states, both sexes (uis estimate) rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 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