Inbound mobility rate, female (UIS estimate) (%) in Ireland
Ireland: Inbound mobility rate, female (UIS estimate) (%) was 11.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Inbound mobility rate, female (UIS estimate) in Ireland, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, inbound mobility rate, female (uis estimate) in Ireland stood at 11.0%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.2% on the previous year and up 56.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound mobility rate, female (uis estimate) in Ireland peaked at 11.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2000.
Ireland ranks 29th of 118 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Inbound mobility rate, female (UIS estimate) (%) in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 4.9% | — |
| 1999 | 4.5% | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 4.5% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 4.7% | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 4.9% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 5.1% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 6.1% | +21.2% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 9.5% | +49.1% |
| 2008 | 9.5% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 6.9% | -27.1% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 8.3% | +15.5% |
| 2017 | 9.4% | +12.8% |
| 2018 | 9.9% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 10.7% | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 10.1% | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 9.4% | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 11.0% | +17.2% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 11.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.2%, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 11.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.9%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Inbound mobility rate, female (UIS estimate) (%) in Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +49.1% | 6.4% | 9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.7% | 4.5% | 4.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 4.5% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 6.9% | 10.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 9.4% | 11.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32,531 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,942 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 52,745 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49,975 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 456,625 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 548,873 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.49 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1053 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound mobility rate, female (uis estimate) in Ireland?
- Inbound mobility rate, female (uis estimate) in Ireland was 11.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound mobility rate, female (uis estimate) recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest inbound mobility rate, female (uis estimate) recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2000.
- How does Ireland rank for inbound mobility rate, female (uis estimate)?
- Ireland ranks 29th out of 118 countries with data for 2022.
- Is inbound mobility rate, female (uis estimate) rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Inbound mobility rate, female (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release