Number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad in Belgium
Belgium: Number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad was 19,060 Persons in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad in Belgium, 2013–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad in Belgium is 19,060 Persons, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 63.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad in Belgium peaked at 19,060 Persons in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11,629 Persons, in 2013.
Belgium ranks 18th of 32 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 11,629 Persons | — |
| 2014 | 12,626 Persons | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 12,597 Persons | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 13,641 Persons | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 14,509 Persons | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 15,345 Persons | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 16,276 Persons | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 17,208 Persons | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 17,793 Persons | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 18,508 Persons | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 19,060 Persons | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13,803 Persons | 11,629 Persons | 16,276 Persons | 7 |
| 2020s | 18,142 Persons | 17,208 Persons | 19,060 Persons | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2912 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 66,778 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,985 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 311,113 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4819 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 239,886 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.045 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad in Belgium?
- Number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad in Belgium was 19,060 Persons in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 19,060 Persons in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,629 Persons in 2013.
- How does Belgium rank for number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad?
- Belgium ranks 18th out of 32 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on the total number of mobile national students abroad. Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page and the OECD Handbook for Internationally Comparative Education Statistics: Concepts, Standards, Definitions and Classifications.