Inbound internationally: Students from China, both … China Asia both in Belgium
Belgium: Inbound internationally: Students from China, both … China Asia both was 1,376 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from in Belgium, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 1,376 for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in 2023. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.6% on the previous year and up 169.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in Belgium peaked at 1,376 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7, in 2004.
Belgium ranks 29th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Inbound internationally: Students from China, both … China Asia both in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 684 | — |
| 2000 | 643 | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 716 | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 815 | +13.8% |
| 2003 | 1,062 | +30.3% |
| 2004 | 7 | -99.3% |
| 2005 | 746 | +10557.1% |
| 2006 | 543 | -27.2% |
| 2007 | 520 | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 11 | -97.9% |
| 2009 | 429 | +3800.0% |
| 2010 | 831 | +93.7% |
| 2011 | 1,051 | +26.5% |
| 2012 | 1,113 | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 511 | -54.1% |
| 2014 | 688 | +34.6% |
| 2015 | 604 | -12.2% |
| 2016 | 562 | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 607 | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 340 | -44.0% |
| 2019 | 557 | +63.8% |
| 2020 | 917 | +64.6% |
| 2021 | 1,044 | +13.8% |
| 2022 | 1,233 | +18.1% |
| 2023 | 1,376 | +11.6% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 1,376 is above the median for high income countries, which is 232, 5.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 1,376 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 182, 7.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Inbound internationally: Students from China, both … China Asia both in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +10557.1% | 7 | 746 |
| 2009 | +3800.0% | 11 | 429 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 684 | 684 | 684 | 1 |
| 2000s | 549.2 | 7 | 1,062 | 10 |
| 2010s | 686.4 | 340 | 1,113 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,142 | 917 | 1,376 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.32 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.34 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 137,795 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 17,384 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 221,494 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 210,503 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.18 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 814,388 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1356 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in Belgium?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in Belgium was 1,376 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1,376 in 2023.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 in 2004.
- How does Belgium rank for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from?
- Belgium ranks 29th out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 169.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from China, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release