Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (%) in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (%) was 7.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Post-demographic dividend, 1997–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Post-demographic dividend recorded 7.8% 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 5.6% on the previous year and up 57.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 7.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 1998.
That places Post-demographic dividend 6th 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 Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 4.1% | — |
| 1998 | 3.9% | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 4.0% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 4.1% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 4.1% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 4.6% | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 4.6% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 4.6% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 4.9% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 5.5% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 7.8% | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.0% | 3.9% | 4.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 4.1% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 5.3% | 7.8% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
- 3 Saint Kitts and Nevis 73.2% compare
- 4 Macao 52.5% compare
- 5 United Arab Emirates 48.5% compare
- 6 Luxembourg 47.7% compare
- 7 Andorra 41.1% compare
- 8 Qatar 35.3% compare
- 9 Aruba 27.6% compare
More education data for Post-demographic dividend
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.5377 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.8% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0589 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 84.27 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.08 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 66.45 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0747 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Post-demographic dividend?
- Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Post-demographic dividend was 7.8% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound mobility rate, both sexes recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest inbound mobility rate, both sexes recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 1998.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for inbound mobility rate, both sexes?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 6th out of 44 groups with data for 2018.
- Is inbound mobility rate, both sexes rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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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