Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) was 1.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, 1997–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 1.8%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 3.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2021.
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 97th of 211 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 3.0% | — |
| 1998 | 2.9% | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 3.6% | +24.6% |
| 2000 | 3.6% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | -25.2% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.2% | 2.9% | 3.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.3% | 3.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
More education data for UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.73 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.50 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.53 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa was 1.8% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2021.
- How does UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank for inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate)?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 97th out of 211 groups with data for 2021.
- Is inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) rising or falling in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UIS: Sub-saharan Africa 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release