Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) in UIS: World
UIS: World: Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) was 2.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) in UIS: World, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in UIS: World is 2.8%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in UIS: World peaked at 2.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2006.
That places UIS: World 74th out of 211 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) in UIS: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2.1% | — |
| 1998 | 2.1% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 2.1% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 2.0% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 2.0% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near UIS: World
More education data for UIS: World
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 651.68 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 314.66 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 337.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 206.57 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 34.10 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 199.67 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 412.76 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 213.09 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in UIS: World?
- Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in UIS: World was 2.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in UIS: World?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in UIS: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2006.
- How does UIS: World rank for inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate)?
- UIS: World ranks 74th out of 211 groups with data for 2023.
- Is inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) rising or falling in UIS: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: World 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 — 27 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release