Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Inbound mobility rate, both sexes was 1.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Upper middle income, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Upper middle income is 1.1%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Upper middle income peaked at 1.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2006.
Upper middle income ranks 25th of 42 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More education data for Upper middle income
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 13.41 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.7% (2024)
- Labor force, total 1.53 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Upper middle income?
- Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Upper middle income was 1.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound mobility rate, both sexes recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest inbound mobility rate, both sexes recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2006.
- How does Upper middle income rank for inbound mobility rate, both sexes?
- Upper middle income ranks 25th out of 42 groups with data for 2018.
- Is inbound mobility rate, both sexes rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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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