Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Belgium
Belgium: Inbound mobility rate, both sexes was 10.5% in 2018. β² Rising
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Belgium, 1999β2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 10.5% for inbound mobility rate, both sexes in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.4% on the previous year and up 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Belgium peaked at 12.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2005.
That places Belgium 26th out of 124 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.3% | 10.3% | 10.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 5.4% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 8.1% | 12.0% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 80,763 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.1% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0069 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Belgium?
- Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Belgium was 10.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound mobility rate, both sexes recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest inbound mobility rate, both sexes recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2005.
- How does Belgium rank for inbound mobility rate, both sexes?
- Belgium ranks 26th out of 124 countries with data for 2018.
- Is inbound mobility rate, both sexes rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.7%. 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 mobility rate, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of students from abroad studying in a given country, as a percentage of the total tertiary enrollment in that country.