Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Inbound mobility rate, both sexes was 0.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 0.7%, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 0.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2000.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 36th out of 44 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.5% | — |
| 1999 | 0.5% | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +9.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +13.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +13.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.17 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.215 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0886 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 0.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound mobility rate, both sexes recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest inbound mobility rate, both sexes recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2000.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for inbound mobility rate, both sexes?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 36th out of 44 groups with data for 2018.
- Is inbound mobility rate, both sexes rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding 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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