Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%) in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%) was 7.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 2004–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in SDG: Small Island Developing States stood at 7.3%.
That represents a change of down 25.0% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 9.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2008.
SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 33rd of 211 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%) in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 6.3% | — |
| 2005 | 6.0% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | -12.5% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 5.1% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 5.5% | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 6.2% | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 9.8% | +47.8% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | -25.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%) in SDG: Small Island Developing States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +47.8% | 6.6% | 9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.6% | 5.1% | 6.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 5.7% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 6.3% | 9.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1626 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 430,327 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1765 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0678 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.021 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.756 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 7.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2008.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate)?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 33rd out of 211 groups with data for 2023.
- Is inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Small Island Developing States 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