Inbound mobility rate, female (UIS estimate) (%) in Sweden
Sweden: Inbound mobility rate, female (UIS estimate) (%) was 6.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Inbound mobility rate, female (UIS estimate) in Sweden, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 6.3% for inbound mobility rate, female (uis estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound mobility rate, female (uis estimate) in Sweden peaked at 6.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2004.
That places Sweden 51st out of 118 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Inbound mobility rate, female (UIS estimate) (%) in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5.7% | — |
| 2000 | 5.8% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 5.8% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | -41.9% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | +18.8% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | +16.1% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | +14.4% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | -15.8% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 5.9% | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 5.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 5.9% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 6.0% | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 6.3% | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 6.3% | +1.2% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 6.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.2%, 62% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 6.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.9%, 71% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Inbound mobility rate, female (UIS estimate) (%) in Sweden 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -41.9% | 5.9% | 3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.7% | 5.7% | 5.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 3.4% | 5.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 4.5% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 5.6% | 6.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 77,813 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,302 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 235,975 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 222,360 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 987,895 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 859,847 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8572 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0814 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound mobility rate, female (uis estimate) in Sweden?
- Inbound mobility rate, female (uis estimate) in Sweden was 6.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound mobility rate, female (uis estimate) recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest inbound mobility rate, female (uis estimate) recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2004.
- How does Sweden rank for inbound mobility rate, female (uis estimate)?
- Sweden ranks 51st out of 118 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inbound mobility rate, female (uis estimate) rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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