Inbound mobility rate, female (UIS estimate) (%) in Belgium
Belgium: Inbound mobility rate, female (UIS estimate) (%) was 10.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inbound mobility rate, female (UIS estimate) in Belgium, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 10.7% for inbound mobility rate, female (uis estimate) in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound mobility rate, female (uis estimate) in Belgium peaked at 12.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2005.
That places Belgium 31st out of 118 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Inbound mobility rate, female (UIS estimate) (%) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 9.3% | — |
| 2000 | 9.9% | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 9.9% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 10.3% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | -43.2% |
| 2007 | 7.1% | +21.6% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 8.2% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 8.2% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 8.9% | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 10.3% | +15.3% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 11.6% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 12.4% | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | -28.6% |
| 2018 | 11.0% | +24.5% |
| 2019 | 10.6% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 11.0% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 10.3% | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 10.6% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 10.7% | +1.6% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 10.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.2%, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 10.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.9%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Inbound mobility rate, female (UIS estimate) (%) 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 | -43.2% | 10.3% | 5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.3% | 9.3% | 9.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 5.8% | 10.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 8.2% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 10.3% | 11.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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 mobility rate, female (uis estimate) in Belgium?
- Inbound mobility rate, female (uis estimate) in Belgium was 10.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound mobility rate, female (uis estimate) recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest inbound mobility rate, female (uis estimate) recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2005.
- How does Belgium rank for inbound mobility rate, female (uis estimate)?
- Belgium ranks 31st out of 118 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inbound mobility rate, female (uis estimate) rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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, female (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release