Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, both sexes (UIS estimate) in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, both sexes (UIS estimate) was 1.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, both sexes (UIS estimate) in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1996–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Small Island Developing States recorded 1.2% for outbound mobility ratio to the pacific, both sexes (uis estimate) in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.9% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outbound mobility ratio to the pacific, both sexes (uis estimate) in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 2.6% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2021.
That places SDG: Small Island Developing States 12th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, both sexes (UIS estimate) in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2.5% | — |
| 1997 | 2.6% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 2.3% | -11.4% |
| 1999 | 2.5% | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 1.8% | -27.6% |
| 2001 | 2.1% | +15.4% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | +15.9% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | -29.6% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -13.5% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | +12.4% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -12.3% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | +11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.6% | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.1% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
- 9 Brunei Darussalam 3.0% compare
- 10 Mauritius 2.3% compare
- 11 Mongolia 1.5% compare
- 12 Seychelles 1.3% compare
- 13 Maldives 1.2% compare
- 14 Macau, China 1.1% compare
- 15 Malaysia 1.1% compare
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.021 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 430,327 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.756 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1626 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 632,078 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outbound mobility ratio to the pacific, both sexes (uis estimate) in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Outbound mobility ratio to the pacific, both sexes (uis estimate) in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 1.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest outbound mobility ratio to the pacific, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 1997.
- What is the lowest outbound mobility ratio to the pacific, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2021.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for outbound mobility ratio to the pacific, both sexes (uis estimate)?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 12th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is outbound mobility ratio to the pacific, both sexes (uis estimate) rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Small Island Developing States data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release