Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) was 1.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa recorded 1.5% for inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in 2023.
The figure is up 14.7% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 4.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2022.
That places UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 126th out of 211 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 3.3% | — |
| 1998 | 3.1% | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 4.5% | +42.7% |
| 2000 | 4.9% | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 4.2% | -15.5% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 4.1% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | -11.8% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | -31.5% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | +14.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.6% | 3.1% | 4.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.0% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.6% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49.26 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.77 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.30 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 50.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 8.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 1.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2022.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate)?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 126th out of 211 groups with data for 2023.
- Is inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern and Southern 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.
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February 2026 Data Release