Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) was 2.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) is 2.1%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 22.5% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 5.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2022.
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 86th of 211 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2.3% | — |
| 1998 | 2.2% | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 4.3% | +94.3% |
| 2000 | 5.3% | +22.4% |
| 2001 | 4.5% | -15.4% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | +10.6% |
| 2003 | 4.8% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 4.4% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | -38.9% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | -12.6% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | -11.4% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | +22.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.0% | 2.2% | 4.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 4.3% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.3% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.4167 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 973,742 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.1548 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.27 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 329,590 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 545,537 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5261 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9717 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 2.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2022.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate)?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 86th out of 211 groups with data for 2023.
- Is inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 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