Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105): Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) was 2.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), 2008–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) is 2.0%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) peaked at 2.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2008.
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 88th of 211 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1.3% | — |
| 2009 | 1.4% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | +18.8% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | +31.9% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.6% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
More education data for ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 15.44 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 15.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.82 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 32.92 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.03 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) was 2.0% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2008.
- How does ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) rank for inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate)?
- ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 88th out of 211 groups with data for 2020.
- Is inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) rising or falling in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) 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