Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Other small states
Other small states: Inbound mobility rate, both sexes was 8.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Other small states, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Other small states recorded 8.7% for inbound mobility rate, both sexes in 2018. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and up 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Other small states peaked at 8.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2006.
Other small states ranks 3rd of 42 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Other small states, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 6.4% | — |
| 1999 | 6.0% | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 5.8% | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 5.2% | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 5.2% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | +13.8% |
| 2004 | 5.6% | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 6.4% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 6.3% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | +12.9% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 7.6% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 8.2% | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 8.7% | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.2% | 6.0% | 6.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 5.1% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 6.0% | 8.7% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
- 1 Liechtenstein 88.4% compare
- 2 Grenada 85.2% compare
- 3 Saint Kitts and Nevis 73.2% compare
- 4 Macau, China 52.5% compare
- 5 United Arab Emirates 48.5% compare
- 6 Luxembourg 47.7% compare
More education data for Other small states
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 183,046 (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 66.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0142 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 183,046 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4478 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Other small states?
- Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Other small states was 8.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound mobility rate, both sexes recorded in Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest inbound mobility rate, both sexes recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2006.
- How does Other small states rank for inbound mobility rate, both sexes?
- Other small states ranks 3rd out of 42 groups with data for 2018.
- Is inbound mobility rate, both sexes rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Other small states 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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