Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Canada
Canada: Inbound mobility rate, both sexes was 13.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Canada, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Canada recorded 13.8% for inbound mobility rate, both sexes in 2018. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and up 113.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Canada peaked at 13.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 1998.
Canada ranks 20th of 124 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 3.0% | 6.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 7.4% | 13.8% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More education data for Canada
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.0% (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 95.0% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 141,045 (2000)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.34 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 95.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Canada?
- Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Canada was 13.8% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound mobility rate, both sexes recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 13.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest inbound mobility rate, both sexes recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 1998.
- How does Canada rank for inbound mobility rate, both sexes?
- Canada ranks 20th out of 124 countries with data for 2018.
- Is inbound mobility rate, both sexes rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 113.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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