Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) was 3.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia is 3.9%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 58.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 3.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2006.
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 65th of 211 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.7% | — |
| 1999 | 2.5% | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 2.3% | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 2.3% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 3.9% | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.1% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 3.3% | 3.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.371 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 3.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2006.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate)?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 65th out of 211 groups with data for 2023.
- Is inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and 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