Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) in MDG: Western Asia
MDG: Western Asia: Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) was 5.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) in MDG: Western Asia, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in MDG: Western Asia stood at 5.1%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 61.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in MDG: Western Asia peaked at 5.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2010.
That places MDG: Western Asia 48th 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 MDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 4.6% | — |
| 1998 | 4.4% | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 4.1% | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 3.8% | -7.6% |
| 2001 | 3.7% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 3.7% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | -12.6% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | +13.2% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | +11.2% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 4.9% | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 5.1% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.4% | 4.1% | 4.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 2.8% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.8% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 4.4% | 5.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Western Asia
More education data for MDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.70 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 13.60 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.7723 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8984 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.08 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in MDG: Western Asia?
- Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in MDG: Western Asia was 5.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2010.
- How does MDG: Western Asia rank for inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate)?
- MDG: Western Asia ranks 48th out of 211 groups with data for 2023.
- Is inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) rising or falling in MDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Western Asia 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