State of the Nation 2024: data about social mobility in the UK
State of the Nation is an annual report into social mobility in the UK. It uses original data and analysis from the Social Mobility Commission (SMC).
State of the Nation uses the SMC’s own measurement framework, the Social Mobility Index.
Highlighted data
Mobility outcomes
There continues to be more upward than downward occupational mobility for men, this surplus has been shrinking in recent decades and chances of long-range upward mobility have been declining.
Intermediate outcomes
Socio-economic background is strongly related to the level of young people’s earnings.
Drivers of social mobility
Between 2014 and 2022, the percentage of people with a postgraduate degree has slightly increased.
Find data by region
See how 203 areas of the UK are ranked for 4 different measures of social mobility.
More information
Read the full State of the Nation 2024 report on GOV.UK.
Find out more about the SMC on the Social Mobility Commission website.