Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Belgium
Belgium: Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes was 53,896 number in 2018. β² Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Belgium, 1999β2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 53,896 number for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in 2018.
That represents a change of up 19.8% on the previous year and up 80.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Belgium peaked at 61,102 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 21,054 number, in 2005.
Belgium ranks 22nd of 127 countries on this measure, 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 | 36,136 number | 36,136 number | 36,136 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 32,027 number | 21,054 number | 41,856 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 48,622 number | 36,126 number | 61,102 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 19 Ukraine 55,333 number compare
- 20 Poland, Republic of 54,354 number compare
- 21 Switzerland 54,279 number compare
- 23 New Zealand 52,702 number compare
- 24 Singapore 51,756 number compare
- 25 Egypt, Arab Republic of 51,162 number compare
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 total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Belgium?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Belgium was 53,896 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 61,102 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,054 number in 2005.
- How does Belgium rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
- Belgium ranks 22nd out of 127 countries with data for 2018.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.6%. 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 Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of students who have crossed a national or territorial border for the purpose of education and are now enrolled in tertiary institutions outside their country of origin.