Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Inbound mobility rate, both sexes was 0.5% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Lower middle income, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Lower middle income is 0.5%, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Lower middle income peaked at 0.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2011.
That places Lower middle income 40th out of 42 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.6% | — |
| 2000 | 0.5% | -11.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +13.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -12.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More education data for Lower middle income
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 105.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 11.30 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 105.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total 1.20 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Lower middle income?
- Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Lower middle income was 0.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound mobility rate, both sexes recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 1999.
- What is the lowest inbound mobility rate, both sexes recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2011.
- How does Lower middle income rank for inbound mobility rate, both sexes?
- Lower middle income ranks 40th out of 42 groups with data for 2018.
- Is inbound mobility rate, both sexes rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower 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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