Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in High income
High income: Inbound mobility rate, both sexes was 7.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in High income, 1997–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
High income recorded 7.6% for inbound mobility rate, both sexes in 2018. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 54.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound mobility rate, both sexes in High income peaked at 7.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 1998.
High income ranks 6th of 42 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in High income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 4.1% | — |
| 1998 | 4.0% | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 4.0% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 4.1% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 4.1% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 4.6% | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 4.6% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 4.6% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 4.9% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 7.6% | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 4.1% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 5.2% | 7.6% | 9 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 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
- 8 Qatar 35.3% compare
- 9 Aruba 27.6% compare
More education data for High income
- Population ages 0-14 15.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.16 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.16 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.0% (2024)
- Labor force, female 45.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound mobility rate, both sexes in High income?
- Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in High income was 7.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound mobility rate, both sexes recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest inbound mobility rate, both sexes recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 1998.
- How does High income rank for inbound mobility rate, both sexes?
- High income ranks 6th out of 42 groups with data for 2018.
- Is inbound mobility rate, both sexes rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this High income 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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