Inbound mobility rate, female (UIS estimate) in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Inbound mobility rate, female (UIS estimate) was 1.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Inbound mobility rate, female (UIS estimate) in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 1998–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 1.8% for inbound mobility rate, female (uis estimate) in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound mobility rate, female (uis estimate) in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 3.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2021.
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 95th of 201 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Inbound mobility rate, female (UIS estimate) in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.5% | — |
| 1999 | 3.3% | +30.6% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | -29.7% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -15.4% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.9% | 2.5% | 3.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
More education data for MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.63 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.53 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound mobility rate, female (uis estimate) in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Inbound mobility rate, female (uis estimate) in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 1.8% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound mobility rate, female (uis estimate) recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 1999.
- What is the lowest inbound mobility rate, female (uis estimate) recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2021.
- How does MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for inbound mobility rate, female (uis estimate)?
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 95th out of 201 groups with data for 2021.
- Is inbound mobility rate, female (uis estimate) rising or falling in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 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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February 2026 Data Release