Belgium vs Bulgaria: Number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad
Number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad over time
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 23,489 Persons against 19,060 Persons in Belgium, a difference of 4,429 Persons.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 18th and Bulgaria ranks 15th of 32 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13,803 Persons | 23,585 Persons | 9,781 Persons | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 18,142 Persons | 23,862 Persons | 5,720 Persons | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad, Belgium or Bulgaria?
- Bulgaria, at 23,489 Persons against 19,060 Persons in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad between Belgium and Bulgaria?
- 4,429 Persons, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Bulgaria?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Bulgaria rank globally for number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad?
- Belgium ranks 18th and Bulgaria ranks 15th of 32 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
This dataset contains data on the total number of mobile national students abroad. Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page and the OECD Handbook for Internationally Comparative Education Statistics: Concepts, Standards, Definitions and Classifications.