Belgium vs Netherlands: Participation of foreign students in tertiary education (ISCED 1997)

Belgium
55.91 Thousand
in 2012
Netherlands
62.5 Thousand
in 2012
Belgium rank
12th
Netherlands rank
10th

Participation of foreign students in tertiary education (ISCED 1997) over time

  • Belgium
  • Netherlands
102030405060199920052012

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 62.5 Thousand against 55.91 Thousand in Belgium, a difference of 6.59 Thousand.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 12th and Netherlands ranks 10th of 42 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Netherlands Difference Ahead
2000s 40.73 Thousand 29.67 Thousand 11.06 Thousand Belgium
2010s 52.24 Thousand 56.34 Thousand 4.1 Thousand Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participation of foreign students in tertiary education (isced 1997), Belgium or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 62.5 Thousand against 55.91 Thousand in Belgium as of 2012.
What is the difference in participation of foreign students in tertiary education (isced 1997) between Belgium and Netherlands?
6.59 Thousand, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
12 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2012.
How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for participation of foreign students in tertiary education (isced 1997)?
Belgium ranks 12th and Netherlands ranks 10th of 42 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Participation of foreign students in tertiary education (ISCED 1997) by field of education (1998-2012). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Belgium vs Netherlands: Participation of foreign students in tertiary education (ISCED 1997). Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 13 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/participation-of-foreign-students-in-tertiary-education-isced-1997-by-field-of-education/belgium/netherlands/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/participation-of-foreign-students-in-tertiary-education-isced-1997-by-field-of-education/belgium/netherlands/">Belgium vs Netherlands: Participation of foreign students in tertiary education (ISCED 1997)</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Participation of foreign students in tertiary education (ISCED 1997) by field of education (1998-2012)
Unit
Thousand
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
42 places, 555 data points, 1998–2012
Last refreshed