Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) in UNICEF: Gulf Area
UNICEF: Gulf Area: Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) was 16.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) in UNICEF: Gulf Area, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Gulf Area recorded 16.9% for inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 10.4% on the previous year and up 88.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in UNICEF: Gulf Area peaked at 16.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2010.
That places UNICEF: Gulf Area 7th out of 211 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) in UNICEF: Gulf Area, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 12.9% | — |
| 1999 | 11.0% | -14.2% |
| 2000 | 10.7% | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 10.9% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 11.2% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 10.4% | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 8.3% | -20.0% |
| 2005 | 8.1% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 7.7% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 7.7% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 7.3% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 9.0% | +22.7% |
| 2014 | 10.1% | +12.4% |
| 2015 | 11.1% | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 11.9% | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 13.0% | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 14.3% | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 14.3% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 14.6% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 14.5% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 15.3% | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 16.9% | +10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.9% | 11.0% | 12.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 7.3% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 7.0% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.3% | 14.5% | 16.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Gulf Area
- 4 Liechtenstein 85.6% compare
- 5 Grenada 85.2% compare
- 6 Saint Kitts and Nevis 73.2% compare
- 7 Macao 72.5% compare
- 8 United Arab Emirates 65.0% compare
- 9 Luxembourg 51.5% compare
- 10 Qatar 41.7% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Gulf Area
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 796,027 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.27 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in UNICEF: Gulf Area was 16.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The highest recorded value was 16.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2010.
- How does UNICEF: Gulf Area rank for inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate)?
- UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 7th out of 211 groups with data for 2023.
- Is inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) rising or falling in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Gulf Area 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