Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) in ALECSO: Gulf Countries
ALECSO: Gulf Countries: Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) was 16.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ALECSO: Gulf Countries recorded 16.1% for inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 10.9% on the previous year and up 87.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in ALECSO: Gulf Countries peaked at 16.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2011.
ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 8th of 211 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 12.5% | — |
| 1999 | 10.4% | -16.7% |
| 2000 | 10.1% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 10.3% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 10.6% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 9.9% | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 7.9% | -20.1% |
| 2005 | 7.6% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 7.3% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 6.7% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 8.6% | +22.4% |
| 2014 | 9.7% | +12.2% |
| 2015 | 10.6% | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 11.4% | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 12.5% | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 13.7% | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 13.7% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 13.9% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 13.9% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 14.6% | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 16.1% | +10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.4% | 10.4% | 12.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.5% | 7.0% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 6.7% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 13.9% | 16.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- 5 Grenada 85.2% compare
- 6 Saint Kitts and Nevis 73.2% compare
- 7 Macau, China 72.5% compare
- 8 United Arab Emirates 65.0% compare
- 9 Luxembourg 51.5% compare
- 10 Qatar 41.7% compare
- 11 Australia 31.6% compare
More education data for ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.68 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 895,823 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 379,059 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 2.46 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.08 million (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.03 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in ALECSO: Gulf Countries was 16.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2011.
- How does ALECSO: Gulf Countries rank for inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate)?
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 8th out of 211 groups with data for 2023.
- Is inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) rising or falling in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Gulf Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release