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

Denmark
10.7%
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1.5%
in 2018
Denmark rank
25th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
23rd

Inbound mobility rate, both sexes over time

  • Denmark
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
246810199820082018

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 10.7% against 1.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 9.2%.

That makes Denmark's figure about 7.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

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

Denmark ranks 25th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 23rd of 124 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 6.5% 3.4% 3.1% Denmark
2000s 4.5% 2.2% 2.3% Denmark
2010s 9.6% 1.8% 7.8% Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher inbound mobility rate, both sexes, Denmark or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Denmark, at 10.7% against 1.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2018.
What is the difference in inbound mobility rate, both sexes between Denmark and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
9.2%, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Denmark and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for inbound mobility rate, both sexes?
Denmark ranks 25th 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.