Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from in Belgium
Belgium: Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from was 19,104 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
19,104
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
2nd
of 121 countries
All-time high
19,768
in 2022
All-time low
2,091
in 2008
Years of data
25
1999–2023
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from in Belgium, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 19,104 for inbound internationally mobile students from europe: students from in 2023.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from europe: students from in Belgium peaked at 19,768 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2,091, in 2008.
Belgium ranks 2nd of 121 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8,226 | — |
| 2000 | 9,837 | +19.6% |
| 2001 | 10,586 | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 11,509 | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 11,428 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 6,238 | -45.4% |
| 2005 | 7,583 | +21.6% |
| 2006 | 9,171 | +20.9% |
| 2007 | 8,949 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 2,091 | -76.6% |
| 2009 | 5,651 | +170.3% |
| 2010 | 5,525 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 5,406 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 6,722 | +24.3% |
| 2013 | 15,614 | +132.3% |
| 2014 | 17,369 | +11.2% |
| 2015 | 18,115 | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 16,856 | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 15,967 | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 14,885 | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 15,441 | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 18,095 | +17.2% |
| 2021 | 19,063 | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 19,768 | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 19,104 | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,226 | 8,226 | 8,226 | 1 |
| 2000s | 8,304 | 2,091 | 11,509 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,190 | 5,406 | 18,115 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,008 | 18,095 | 19,768 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 1 Canada 19,191 compare
- 3 Spain 12,478 compare
- 4 Switzerland 12,335 compare
- 5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 9,953 compare
More education data for Belgium
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0691 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound internationally mobile students from europe: students from in Belgium?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from europe: students from in Belgium was 19,104 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound internationally mobile students from europe: students from recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 19,768 in 2022.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from europe: students from recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,091 in 2008.
- How does Belgium rank for inbound internationally mobile students from europe: students from?
- Belgium ranks 2nd out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inbound internationally mobile students from europe: students from rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. 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 Europe: Students from France, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release