Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Inbound mobility rate, both sexes was 0.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Low & middle income, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Low & middle income stood at 0.8%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Low & middle income peaked at 0.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2007.
Low & middle income ranks 32nd of 42 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.7% | — |
| 2000 | 0.7% | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +13.8% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More education data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 27.98 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 101.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.0% (2024)
- Labor force, female 39.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Low & middle income?
- Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Low & middle income was 0.8% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound mobility rate, both sexes recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest inbound mobility rate, both sexes recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2007.
- How does Low & middle income rank for inbound mobility rate, both sexes?
- Low & middle income ranks 32nd out of 42 groups with data for 2018.
- Is inbound mobility rate, both sexes rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle 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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