Inbound mobility rate, female in Ghana

Ghana: Inbound mobility rate, female was 1.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
1.4%
Change on year
down 40.5%
World rank
74th
of 102 countries
All-time high
4.2%
in 2015
All-time low
1.4%
in 2019
Years of data
8
2007–2019

Inbound mobility rate, female in Ghana, 2007–2019

12342007201320192007: 2.1 %2013: 3.4 %2014: 3.9 %2015: 4.2 %2016: 3.8 %2017: 3.1 %2018: 2.3 %2019: 1.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Ghana recorded 1.4% for inbound mobility rate, female in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of down 40.5% on the previous year and down 32.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, inbound mobility rate, female in Ghana peaked at 4.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2019.

Ghana ranks 74th of 102 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Inbound mobility rate, female in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Inbound mobility rate, female (%) in Ghana, 2007 to 2019.
Year % Change
2007 2.1%
2013 3.4% +66.8%
2014 3.9% +15.1%
2015 4.2% +7.2%
2016 3.8% -10.7%
2017 3.1% -17.8%
2018 2.3% -25.2%
2019 1.4% -40.5%

Ghana compared with similar countries

  • Ghana's 1.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 1.5× the median. (16 countries reporting)
  • Ghana's 1.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.8%, 78% of the median. (17 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.1% 2.1% 2.1% 1
2010s 3.2% 1.4% 4.2% 7

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 71 Burkina Faso 1.9% compare
  2. 72 Azerbaijan 1.8% compare
  3. 73 Burundi 1.8% compare
  4. 75 Dominican Republic 1.4% compare
  5. 76 Morocco 1.3% compare
  6. 77 Thailand 1.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is inbound mobility rate, female in Ghana?
Inbound mobility rate, female in Ghana was 1.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest inbound mobility rate, female recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 2015.
What is the lowest inbound mobility rate, female recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2019.
How does Ghana rank for inbound mobility rate, female?
Ghana ranks 74th out of 102 countries with data for 2019.
Is inbound mobility rate, female rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ghana data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Inbound mobility rate, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Inbound mobility rate, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
140 places, 1,905 data points, 1997–2019
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