Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Ireland
Ireland: Inbound mobility rate, both sexes was 9.6% in 2018. β² Rising
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Ireland, 1998β2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Ireland is 9.6%, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 8.5% on the previous year and up 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Ireland peaked at 10.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2000.
That places Ireland 30th out of 124 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 4.6% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 5.8% | 10.7% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 42,162 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.5% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0079 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Ireland?
- Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Ireland was 9.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound mobility rate, both sexes recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest inbound mobility rate, both sexes recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2000.
- How does Ireland rank for inbound mobility rate, both sexes?
- Ireland ranks 30th out of 124 countries with data for 2018.
- Is inbound mobility rate, both sexes rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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.