Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (%) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (%) was 0.5% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in El Salvador, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.5% for inbound mobility rate, both sexes in 2018.
The figure is up 45.5% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound mobility rate, both sexes in El Salvador peaked at 0.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2017.
That places El Salvador 103rd out of 124 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (%) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.5% | — |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -9.9% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +13.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +16.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -16.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -17.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +45.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.2%, 23% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.7%, 30% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 9 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More education data for El Salvador
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 85.98 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 84.74 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17,715 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 21,853 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 100,826 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 100,758 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 417,193 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 594,860 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound mobility rate, both sexes in El Salvador?
- Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in El Salvador was 0.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound mobility rate, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest inbound mobility rate, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2017.
- How does El Salvador rank for inbound mobility rate, both sexes?
- El Salvador ranks 103rd out of 124 countries with data for 2018.
- Is inbound mobility rate, both sexes rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador 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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