Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) was 5.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) in SDG: Western Asia, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in SDG: Western Asia stood at 5.2%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 64.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 5.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2006.
SDG: Western Asia ranks 46th of 211 groups on this measure, 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 SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 4.1% | — |
| 1998 | 3.9% | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 3.7% | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 3.4% | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 3.4% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | -9.8% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | +11.0% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 5.0% | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 5.2% | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.9% | 3.7% | 4.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.7% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.8% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 4.5% | 5.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0164 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -3.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2265 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.49 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7535 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in SDG: Western Asia?
- Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in SDG: Western Asia was 5.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2006.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate)?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 46th out of 211 groups with data for 2023.
- Is inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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