Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) in UIS: Arab States
UIS: Arab States: Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) was 4.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) in UIS: Arab States, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in UIS: Arab States stood at 4.2%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in UIS: Arab States peaked at 4.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2005.
UIS: Arab States ranks 59th of 211 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) in UIS: Arab States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2.6% | — |
| 2003 | 2.6% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 4.2% | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.6% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.7% | 4.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Arab States
More education data for UIS: Arab States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.40 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 826,384 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.74 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5957 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in UIS: Arab States?
- Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in UIS: Arab States was 4.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2005.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate)?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 59th out of 211 groups with data for 2023.
- Is inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) rising or falling in UIS: Arab States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Arab 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release