Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, female (UIS estimate) in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, female (UIS estimate) was 0.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, female (UIS estimate) in Burkina Faso, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for outbound mobility ratio to the arab states, female (uis estimate) in Burkina Faso is 0.5%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.9% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outbound mobility ratio to the arab states, female (uis estimate) in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2023.
Burkina Faso ranks 17th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, female (UIS estimate) in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.6% | — |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +21.8% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +53.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -19.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -19.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -14.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -13.9% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2%, 2.6× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2%, 2.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 14 Lebanon 0.8% compare
- 15 Côte d'Ivoire 0.6% compare
- 16 Cape Verde 0.5% compare
- 18 Saudi Arabia 0.4% compare
- 19 Senegal 0.4% compare
- 20 Egypt 0.4% compare
More education data for Burkina Faso
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 68,557 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 105,439 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 78,072 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 75,598 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.19 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 8.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1303 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outbound mobility ratio to the arab states, female (uis estimate) in Burkina Faso?
- Outbound mobility ratio to the arab states, female (uis estimate) in Burkina Faso was 0.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest outbound mobility ratio to the arab states, female (uis estimate) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest outbound mobility ratio to the arab states, female (uis estimate) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2023.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for outbound mobility ratio to the arab states, female (uis estimate)?
- Burkina Faso ranks 17th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is outbound mobility ratio to the arab states, female (uis estimate) rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, female (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release