Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) in UNICEF: Western Europe
UNICEF: Western Europe: Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) was 11.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) in UNICEF: Western Europe, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in UNICEF: Western Europe stood at 11.4%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and up 48.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in UNICEF: Western Europe peaked at 11.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2000.
That places UNICEF: Western Europe 11th 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: Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5.2% | — |
| 1999 | 5.2% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 5.2% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 5.2% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 5.2% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 5.7% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 6.4% | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 6.4% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 6.7% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 7.5% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 7.6% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 7.7% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 8.0% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 8.9% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 9.3% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 9.9% | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 10.1% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 10.8% | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 11.4% | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 5.2% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 7.0% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 9.9% | 11.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Western Europe
- 8 United Arab Emirates 65.0% compare
- 9 Luxembourg 51.5% compare
- 10 Qatar 41.7% compare
- 11 Australia 31.6% compare
- 12 Senegal 29.9% compare
- 13 Malta 29.6% compare
- 14 Hong Kong, China 25.3% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Western Europe
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.70 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 223,264 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0004 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in UNICEF: Western Europe was 11.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2000.
- How does UNICEF: Western Europe rank for inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate)?
- UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 11th out of 211 groups with data for 2023.
- Is inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: 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