Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (%) in OECD members
OECD members: Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (%) was 6.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in OECD members, 1997–2018
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 44 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.
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (%) in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 3.6% | — |
| 1998 | 3.5% | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 3.5% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 3.6% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 3.6% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 5.8% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | +4.6% |
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
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2049 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.38 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 116.41 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0654 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0833 units per person (2024)
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 44 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.