Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) was 0.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) in Sri Lanka, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in Sri Lanka stood at 0.5%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.2% on the previous year and up 80.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2012.
That places Sri Lanka 112th out of 134 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.2% | — |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -23.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +98.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +36.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -17.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +19.8% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +16.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 109 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.6% compare
- 110 Eswatini 0.5%
- 111 Philippines 0.5% compare
- 113 Zimbabwe 0.5% compare
- 114 El Salvador 0.5% compare
- 115 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.4% compare
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 73,333 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 91.45 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 91.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in Sri Lanka?
- Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in Sri Lanka was 0.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2012.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate)?
- Sri Lanka ranks 112th out of 134 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release