Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Inbound mobility rate, both sexes was 0.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Sri Lanka, 2011–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.5% for inbound mobility rate, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and up 161.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2012.
That places Sri Lanka 105th out of 124 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 102 Algeria 0.5% compare
- 103 El Salvador 0.5% compare
- 104 Eswatini 0.5%
- 106 Lao People’s Democratic Republic 0.5% compare
- 107 Chile 0.5% compare
- 108 China (People’s Republic of) 0.4% compare
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 73,333 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 91.45 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 91.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Sri Lanka?
- Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Sri Lanka was 0.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound mobility rate, both sexes recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest inbound mobility rate, both sexes recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2012.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for inbound mobility rate, both sexes?
- Sri Lanka ranks 105th out of 124 countries with data for 2019.
- Is inbound mobility rate, both sexes rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 161.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.