Inbound mobility rate, male (UIS estimate) in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Inbound mobility rate, male (UIS estimate) was 1.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Inbound mobility rate, male (UIS estimate) in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 1997–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inbound mobility rate, male (uis estimate) in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa is 1.6%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound mobility rate, male (uis estimate) in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 3.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2021.
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 110th of 201 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Inbound mobility rate, male (UIS estimate) in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 3.1% | — |
| 1998 | 3.0% | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 3.6% | +20.7% |
| 2000 | 3.5% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | -24.0% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.2% | 3.0% | 3.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.3% | 3.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- 107 Madagascar 0.5% compare
- 108 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.5% compare
- 109 Lesotho 0.5% compare
- 110 Viet Nam 0.4% compare
- 111 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.4% compare
- 112 Mozambique 0.4% compare
- 113 China 0.4% compare
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8778 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.77 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound mobility rate, male (uis estimate) in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Inbound mobility rate, male (uis estimate) in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 1.6% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound mobility rate, male (uis estimate) recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 1999.
- What is the lowest inbound mobility rate, male (uis estimate) recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2021.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for inbound mobility rate, male (uis estimate)?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 110th out of 201 groups with data for 2021.
- Is inbound mobility rate, male (uis estimate) rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Sub-saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Inbound mobility rate, male (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release