Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (%) in World
World: Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (%) was 2.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in World, 1997–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
World recorded 2.5% 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 3.4% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound mobility rate, both sexes in World peaked at 2.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2006.
World ranks 17th of 44 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (%) in World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2.3% | — |
| 1998 | 2.2% | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 2.1% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 2.0% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.5% | 9 |
Countries ranked near World
More education data for World
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 651.68 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 780.85 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0959 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.08 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound mobility rate, both sexes in World?
- Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in World was 2.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound mobility rate, both sexes recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest inbound mobility rate, both sexes recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2006.
- How does World rank for inbound mobility rate, both sexes?
- World ranks 17th out of 44 groups with data for 2018.
- Is inbound mobility rate, both sexes rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.