Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) in WB: Africa Western and Central
WB: Africa Western and Central: Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) was 2.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) in WB: Africa Western and Central, 2008–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Africa Western and Central recorded 2.1% for inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in WB: Africa Western and Central peaked at 2.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2008.
WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 87th of 211 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) in WB: Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1.4% | — |
| 2009 | 1.4% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | +16.0% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | +26.1% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.6% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near WB: Africa Western and Central
More education data for WB: Africa Western and Central
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.61 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.4 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.89 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7294 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.08 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 18.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in WB: Africa Western and Central was 2.1% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2008.
- How does WB: Africa Western and Central rank for inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate)?
- WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 87th out of 211 groups with data for 2021.
- Is inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) rising or falling in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Western and Central 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