Inbound mobility rate, female (%) in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Inbound mobility rate, female (%) was 1.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Inbound mobility rate, female in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1998–2018
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.
Inbound mobility rate, female (%) in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.5% | — |
| 1999 | 3.3% | +29.6% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | -29.4% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | -19.1% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -8.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Inbound mobility rate, female (%) in Sub-Saharan Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +29.6% | 2.5% | 3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More reference data data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 32.03 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.81 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 16.22 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.33 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.02 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.2% (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.57 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.78 years (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12.98 million number (2019)
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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Number of female students from abroad studying in a given country, as a percentage of the total female tertiary enrollment in that country.