Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, both sexes (UIS estimate) in WB: Pacific Island Small States
WB: Pacific Island Small States: Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, both sexes (UIS estimate) was 15.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, both sexes (UIS estimate) in WB: Pacific Island Small States, 1996–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, outbound mobility ratio to the pacific, both sexes (uis estimate) in WB: Pacific Island Small States stood at 15.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and down 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outbound mobility ratio to the pacific, both sexes (uis estimate) in WB: Pacific Island Small States peaked at 41.9% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2022.
That places WB: Pacific Island Small States 4th 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 WB: Pacific Island Small States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 41.9% | — |
| 1997 | 40.5% | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 39.0% | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 36.9% | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 37.7% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 37.0% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 37.5% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 34.0% | -9.3% |
| 2004 | 32.6% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 36.1% | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 35.7% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 35.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 34.6% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 32.5% | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 30.5% | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 27.2% | -10.9% |
| 2012 | 25.2% | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 23.7% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 23.0% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 21.3% | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 20.4% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 19.7% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 18.6% | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 18.4% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 17.0% | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 15.2% | -10.7% |
| 2022 | 14.7% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 15.7% | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.6% | 36.9% | 41.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 35.4% | 32.5% | 37.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.8% | 18.4% | 30.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 14.7% | 17.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Pacific Island Small States
More education data for WB: Pacific Island Small States
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 160,694 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,820 (2016)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 4,138 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 49,199 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 46,660 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 357,181 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2028 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 171,363 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2596 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outbound mobility ratio to the pacific, both sexes (uis estimate) in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- Outbound mobility ratio to the pacific, both sexes (uis estimate) in WB: Pacific Island Small States was 15.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest outbound mobility ratio to the pacific, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 41.9% in 1996.
- What is the lowest outbound mobility ratio to the pacific, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2022.
- How does WB: Pacific Island Small States rank for outbound mobility ratio to the pacific, both sexes (uis estimate)?
- WB: Pacific Island Small States ranks 4th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is outbound mobility ratio to the pacific, both sexes (uis estimate) rising or falling in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Pacific Island Small 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