Inbound mobility rate, adjusted gender parity index (UIS) … GPIA in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Inbound mobility rate, adjusted gender parity index (UIS) … GPIA was 0.7981 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.7981 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
55th
of 113 countries
All-time high
0.8983 GPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.674 GPIA
in 2005
Years of data
26
1998–2023
Inbound mobility rate, adjusted gender parity index (UIS estimate) in United Kingdom, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 0.7981 GPIA for inbound mobility rate, adjusted gender parity index (uis estimate) in 2023.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound mobility rate, adjusted gender parity index (uis estimate) in United Kingdom peaked at 0.8983 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.674 GPIA, in 2005.
United Kingdom ranks 55th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Inbound mobility rate, adjusted gender parity index (UIS) … GPIA in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.7673 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.7669 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7647 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7647 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7618 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7377 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6799 GPIA | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 0.674 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6827 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6807 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6827 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6742 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7123 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 0.7105 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7644 GPIA | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 0.795 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8144 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8406 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.861 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8791 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8933 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8983 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8737 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8273 GPIA | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 0.8016 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7981 GPIA | -0.4% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0.7981 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8697 GPIA, 92% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 0.7981 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8188 GPIA, 97% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7671 GPIA | 0.7669 GPIA | 0.7673 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.7103 GPIA | 0.674 GPIA | 0.7647 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8169 GPIA | 0.7105 GPIA | 0.8983 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8252 GPIA | 0.7981 GPIA | 0.8737 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More education data for United Kingdom
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 388,714 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2012)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 830,495 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 790,556 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.40 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.86 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.0111 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.071 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound mobility rate, adjusted gender parity index (uis estimate) in United Kingdom?
- Inbound mobility rate, adjusted gender parity index (uis estimate) in United Kingdom was 0.7981 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound mobility rate, adjusted gender parity index (uis estimate) recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8983 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest inbound mobility rate, adjusted gender parity index (uis estimate) recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.674 GPIA in 2005.
- How does United Kingdom rank for inbound mobility rate, adjusted gender parity index (uis estimate)?
- United Kingdom ranks 55th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inbound mobility rate, adjusted gender parity index (uis estimate) rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Inbound mobility rate, adjusted gender parity index (UIS estimate) (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release