Inbound mobility rate, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Inbound mobility rate, male was 1.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Inbound mobility rate, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, inbound mobility rate, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 1.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound mobility rate, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 3.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2017.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 19th out of 36 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, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.8% | — |
| 1999 | 3.4% | +20.1% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | -33.2% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.1% | 2.8% | 3.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 2.0% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More reference data data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 32.02 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.80 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 16.21 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)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.7795 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 0.7648 GPIA (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.57 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound mobility rate, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Inbound mobility rate, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 1.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound mobility rate, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 1999.
- What is the lowest inbound mobility rate, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2017.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for inbound mobility rate, male?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 19th out of 36 groups with data for 2018.
- Is inbound mobility rate, male rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Inbound mobility rate, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male students from abroad studying in a given country, as a percentage of the total male tertiary enrollment in that country.