Inbound mobility rate, female in Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa: Inbound mobility rate, female was 1.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
1.3%
Change on year
down 8.0%
Rank
17th
of 38 groups
All-time high
3.3%
in 1999
All-time low
1.3%
in 2018
Years of data
14
1998–2018

Inbound mobility rate, female in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1998–2018

01231998200820181998: 2.5 %1999: 3.3 %2007: 2.3 %2008: 2.3 %2009: 2.1 %2010: 2.1 %2011: 2.1 %2012: 1.7 %2013: 1.6 %2014: 1.6 %2015: 1.6 %2016: 1.5 %2017: 1.4 %2018: 1.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 1.3% for inbound mobility rate, female in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of down 8.0% on the previous year and down 42.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, inbound mobility rate, female in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 3.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2018.

That places Sub-Saharan Africa 17th out of 38 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.9% 2.5% 3.3% 2
2000s 2.2% 2.1% 2.3% 3
2010s 1.7% 1.3% 2.1% 9

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Frequently asked questions

What is inbound mobility rate, female in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Inbound mobility rate, female in Sub-Saharan Africa was 1.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest inbound mobility rate, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 1999.
What is the lowest inbound mobility rate, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2018.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for inbound mobility rate, female?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 17th out of 38 groups with data for 2018.
Is inbound mobility rate, female rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 42.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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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About this data

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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