Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425): Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) was 6.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425), 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) recorded 6.8% for inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.0% on the previous year and up 55.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) peaked at 6.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 1998.
That places ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 35th out of 211 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 3.2% | — |
| 1998 | 3.2% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 3.2% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 3.5% | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 3.6% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 3.7% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 3.6% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 5.8% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 5.9% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 5.7% | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 6.8% | +10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 3.5% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 3.8% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 5.7% | 6.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
More education data for ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 28.14 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 99.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 13.65 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 8.81 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.04 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 7.07 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 14.50 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 7.42 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) was 6.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 1998.
- How does ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) rank for inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate)?
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) ranks 35th out of 211 groups with data for 2023.
- Is inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) rising or falling in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 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