Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Euro area
Euro area: Inbound mobility rate, both sexes was 8.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Euro area, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Euro area recorded 8.0% for inbound mobility rate, both sexes in 2018. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Euro area peaked at 8.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 1999.
Euro area ranks 4th of 42 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 4.8% | — |
| 1999 | 4.8% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 4.9% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 5.0% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | +11.3% |
| 2004 | 5.4% | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 5.5% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 6.1% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 6.6% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 6.7% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 7.7% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 4.9% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 6.4% | 8.0% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 1 Liechtenstein 88.4% compare
- 2 Grenada 85.2% compare
- 3 Saint Kitts and Nevis 73.2% compare
- 4 Macau, China 52.5% compare
- 5 United Arab Emirates 48.5% compare
- 6 Luxembourg 47.7% compare
- 7 Andorra 41.1% compare
More education data for Euro area
- Population ages 0-14 14.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.51 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.8% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.49 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Euro area?
- Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Euro area was 8.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound mobility rate, both sexes recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 8.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest inbound mobility rate, both sexes recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 1999.
- How does Euro area rank for inbound mobility rate, both sexes?
- Euro area ranks 4th out of 42 groups with data for 2018.
- Is inbound mobility rate, both sexes rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area 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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Number of students from abroad studying in a given country, as a percentage of the total tertiary enrollment in that country.