Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) was 1.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 1997–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern recorded 1.3% for inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 49.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 4.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2021.
That places WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 139th out of 211 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 3.2% | — |
| 1998 | 3.1% | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 4.4% | +42.5% |
| 2000 | 4.7% | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 4.0% | -16.1% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | -12.3% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | -29.4% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.5% | 3.1% | 4.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 2.7% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 2 |
More education data for WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.71 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.23 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.92 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.18 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9717 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern was 1.3% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2021.
- How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate)?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 139th out of 211 groups with data for 2021.
- Is inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 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