Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) in UIS: North America and Western Europe
UIS: North America and Western Europe: Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) was 9.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) in UIS: North America and Western Europe, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in UIS: North America and Western Europe stood at 9.1%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 48.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in UIS: North America and Western Europe peaked at 9.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 1998.
UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 23rd 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 UIS: North America and Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 4.5% | — |
| 1998 | 4.4% | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 4.5% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 4.7% | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 4.7% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 4.7% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 5.0% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 5.3% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 5.9% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 6.1% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 6.8% | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 7.6% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 7.9% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 8.5% | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 9.1% | +7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.5% | 4.4% | 4.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 4.7% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 5.7% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 7.9% | 9.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near UIS: North America and Western Europe
- 20 Georgia 19.5% compare
- 21 Saint Lucia 19.2% compare
- 22 Singapore 19.2% compare
- 23 New Zealand 17.6% compare
- 24 Kyrgyzstan 16.7% compare
- 25 Czechia 16.6% compare
- 26 Slovakia 15.6% compare
More education data for UIS: North America and Western Europe
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1303 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 33.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1311 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 38.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 606,356 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in UIS: North America and Western Europe was 9.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 1998.
- How does UIS: North America and Western Europe rank for inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate)?
- UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 23rd out of 211 groups with data for 2023.
- Is inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) rising or falling in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: North America and Western Europe 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