Inbound mobility rate, female in United Kingdom

United Kingdom: Inbound mobility rate, female was 17.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
17.4%
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
12th
of 102 countries
All-time high
17.4%
in 2018
All-time low
8.9%
in 2002
Years of data
21
1998–2018

Inbound mobility rate, female in United Kingdom, 1998–2018

0510151998200820181998: 9.5 %1999: 9.8 %2000: 9.6 %2001: 9.6 %2002: 8.9 %2003: 9.6 %2004: 11.1 %2005: 11.5 %2006: 11.8 %2007: 12.4 %2008: 12.2 %2009: 12.6 %2010: 13.4 %2011: 14.3 %2012: 15.1 %2013: 15.7 %2014: 16.6 %2015: 17.1 %2016: 16.9 %2017: 16.9 %2018: 17.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

United Kingdom recorded 17.4% for inbound mobility rate, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 42.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, inbound mobility rate, female in United Kingdom peaked at 17.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 2002.

That places United Kingdom 12th out of 102 countries 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9.6% 9.5% 9.8% 2
2000s 10.9% 8.9% 12.6% 10
2010s 15.9% 13.4% 17.4% 9

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 9 Switzerland 17.7% compare
  2. 10 Austria 17.6% compare
  3. 11 Singapore 17.6% compare
  4. 13 New Zealand 16.7% compare
  5. 14 Hong Kong 16.3% compare
  6. 15 Cyprus 14.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is inbound mobility rate, female in United Kingdom?
Inbound mobility rate, female in United Kingdom was 17.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest inbound mobility rate, female recorded in United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 17.4% in 2018.
What is the lowest inbound mobility rate, female recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 2002.
How does United Kingdom rank for inbound mobility rate, female?
United Kingdom ranks 12th out of 102 countries with data for 2018.
Is inbound mobility rate, female rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Kingdom 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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