Inbound mobility rate, female in North America
North America: Inbound mobility rate, female was 4.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Inbound mobility rate, female in North America, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
North America recorded 4.6% for inbound mobility rate, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 62.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound mobility rate, female in North America peaked at 4.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 1998.
That places North America 10th out of 38 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Inbound mobility rate, female in North America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.4% | — |
| 1999 | 2.4% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 2.7% | +9.7% |
| 2001 | 2.6% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | +13.1% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 2.9% | 4.6% | 9 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 7 Qatar 30.6% compare
- 8 Aruba 28.3% compare
- 9 Switzerland 17.7% compare
- 10 Austria 17.6% compare
- 11 Singapore 17.6% compare
- 12 United Kingdom 17.4% compare
- 13 New Zealand 16.7% compare
More reference data data for North America
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 2.25 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 2.15 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.07 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.41 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.08 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.07 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 99.6% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.08 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.27 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 271,413 number (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound mobility rate, female in North America?
- Inbound mobility rate, female in North America was 4.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound mobility rate, female recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest inbound mobility rate, female recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 1998.
- How does North America rank for inbound mobility rate, female?
- North America ranks 10th out of 38 groups with data for 2018.
- Is inbound mobility rate, female rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North America 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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