Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (%) in United States
United States: Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (%) was 5.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in United States, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
United States recorded 5.2% 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 0.6% on the previous year and up 52.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound mobility rate, both sexes in United States peaked at 5.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 1998.
That places United States 55th out of 124 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (%) in United States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 3.2% | — |
| 1999 | 3.3% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 3.6% | +9.7% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 3.7% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | +0.6% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 5.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.3%, 56% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.3% | 3.2% | 3.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 3.4% | 5.2% | 9 |
Countries ranked near United States
More education data for United States
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.21 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.02 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.74 million (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 419,732 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.34 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.14 million (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 25.35 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 23.83 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound mobility rate, both sexes in United States?
- Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in United States was 5.2% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound mobility rate, both sexes recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest inbound mobility rate, both sexes recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 1998.
- How does United States rank for inbound mobility rate, both sexes?
- United States ranks 55th out of 124 countries with data for 2018.
- Is inbound mobility rate, both sexes rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United 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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