Inbound mobility rate, adjusted gender parity index (UIS estimate) in WB: Sub-saharan Africa
WB: Sub-saharan Africa: Inbound mobility rate, adjusted gender parity index (UIS estimate) was 1.21 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Inbound mobility rate, adjusted gender parity index (UIS estimate) in WB: Sub-saharan Africa, 1998–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2021, inbound mobility rate, adjusted gender parity index (uis estimate) in WB: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 1.21 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound mobility rate, adjusted gender parity index (uis estimate) in WB: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 1.21 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8895 GPIA, in 1998.
WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 26th of 200 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Inbound mobility rate, adjusted gender parity index (UIS estimate) in WB: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.8895 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.9629 GPIA | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.05 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9698 GPIA | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9476 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 1.1 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 1.06 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 1.13 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 1.17 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 1.21 GPIA | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9262 GPIA | 0.8895 GPIA | 0.9629 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPIA | 0.9476 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.19 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near WB: Sub-saharan Africa
- 23 Austria 0.9645 GPIA compare
- 24 Spain 0.9592 GPIA compare
- 25 Iceland 0.9493 GPIA compare
- 26 Mozambique 0.9477 GPIA compare
- 27 Colombia 0.9424 GPIA compare
- 28 Switzerland 0.9335 GPIA compare
- 29 Luxembourg 0.9302 GPIA compare
More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.53 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.63 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.08 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound mobility rate, adjusted gender parity index (uis estimate) in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Inbound mobility rate, adjusted gender parity index (uis estimate) in WB: Sub-saharan Africa was 1.21 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound mobility rate, adjusted gender parity index (uis estimate) recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest inbound mobility rate, adjusted gender parity index (uis estimate) recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8895 GPIA in 1998.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank for inbound mobility rate, adjusted gender parity index (uis estimate)?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 26th out of 200 groups with data for 2021.
- Is inbound mobility rate, adjusted gender parity index (uis estimate) rising or falling in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Sub-saharan Africa 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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February 2026 Data Release