Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) was 1.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 1998–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) stood at 1.6%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 3.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2021.
That places ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 111th out of 211 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.7% | — |
| 1999 | 3.3% | +24.6% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | -32.6% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | -11.4% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.0% | 2.7% | 3.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.7% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 38.99 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 42.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 26.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 100.13 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 40.75 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 40.06 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 1.6% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 1999.
- What is the lowest inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2021.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate)?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 111th out of 211 groups with data for 2021.
- Is inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 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