Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Belgium
Belgium: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa was 15,868 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Belgium, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Belgium stood at 15,868 number. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 57.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Belgium peaked at 15,868 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9,469 number, in 1998.
That places Belgium 73rd out of 205 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,632 number | 9,469 number | 9,795 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 10,534 number | 10,077 number | 11,939 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,489 number | 11,435 number | 15,868 number | 9 |
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More education data for Belgium
- 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 80,763 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.38 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Belgium?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Belgium was 15,868 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 15,868 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,469 number in 1998.
- How does Belgium rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa?
- Belgium ranks 73rd out of 205 countries with data for 2018.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.5%. 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 outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Students who have crossed a national or territorial border for the purpose of education and are now enrolled outside their country of origin.