Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in OECD members
OECD members: Inbound mobility rate, both sexes was 6.0% in 2018. β² Rising
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in OECD members, 1997β2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 6.0% for inbound mobility rate, both sexes in 2018. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound mobility rate, both sexes in OECD members peaked at 6.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 1998.
That places OECD members 11th out of 43 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.6% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 3.6% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 4.5% | 6.0% | 9 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 8 Qatar 35.3% compare
- 9 Aruba 27.6% compare
- 10 Cyprus 23.9% compare
- 11 New Zealand 19.7% compare
- 12 Singapore 19.2% compare
- 13 Saint Lucia 18.4% compare
- 14 United Kingdom 18.3% compare
More education data for OECD members
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.28 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0045 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.9% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.5063 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound mobility rate, both sexes in OECD members?
- Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in OECD members was 6.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound mobility rate, both sexes recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest inbound mobility rate, both sexes recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 1998.
- How does OECD members rank for inbound mobility rate, both sexes?
- OECD members ranks 11th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is inbound mobility rate, both sexes rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.