Belgium vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Inbound mobility rate, both sexes

Belgium
10.5%
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1.5%
in 2018
Belgium rank
26th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
23rd

Inbound mobility rate, both sexes over time

  • Belgium
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2.557.51012.5199820082018

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 10.5% against 1.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 9.0%.

That makes Belgium's figure about 6.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 26th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 23rd of 124 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 10.3% 3.4% 6.9% Belgium
2000s 7.3% 2.2% 5.1% Belgium
2010s 9.9% 1.8% 8.1% Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher inbound mobility rate, both sexes, Belgium or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Belgium, at 10.5% against 1.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2018.
What is the difference in inbound mobility rate, both sexes between Belgium and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
9.0%, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Belgium and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for inbound mobility rate, both sexes?
Belgium ranks 26th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 23rd of 124 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
168 places, 2,494 data points, 1997–2019
Last refreshed

Number of students from abroad studying in a given country, as a percentage of the total tertiary enrollment in that country.