Belgium vs East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes

Belgium
53,896 number
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
327,846 number
in 2018
Belgium rank
22nd
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
22nd

Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes over time

  • Belgium
  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 327,846 number against 53,896 number in Belgium, a difference of 273,950 number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 6.1 times Belgium's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 22nd and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 22nd of 127 countries.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 36,136 number 52,925 number 16,789 number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 28,558 number 99,384 number 70,826 number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 48,622 number 253,036 number 204,414 number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes, Belgium or East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), at 327,846 number against 53,896 number in Belgium as of 2018.
What is the difference in total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes between Belgium and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
273,950 number, with East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Belgium and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
Belgium ranks 22nd and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 22nd of 127 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
171 places, 2,593 data points, 1997–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of students who have crossed a national or territorial border for the purpose of education and are now enrolled in tertiary institutions outside their country of origin.