Austria vs Belgium: Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound)

Austria
53,745 number
in 2018
Belgium
38,028 number
in 2018
Austria rank
12th
Belgium rank
14th

Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) over time

  • Austria
  • Belgium
10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k60.0k199920082018

How they compare

Austria currently reports 53,745 number against 38,028 number in Belgium, a difference of 15,717 number.

That makes Austria's figure about 1.4 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Belgium ahead.

Austria ranks 12th and Belgium ranks 14th of 136 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Belgium in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Belgium Difference Ahead
1990s 16,571 number 26,341 number 9,770 number Belgium
2000s 25,254 number 22,662 number 2,592 number Austria
2010s 51,933 number 35,133 number 16,800 number Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), Austria or Belgium?
Austria, at 53,745 number against 38,028 number in Belgium as of 2018.
What is the difference in net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) between Austria and Belgium?
15,717 number, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Belgium?
19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Austria and Belgium rank globally for net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound)?
Austria ranks 12th and Belgium ranks 14th of 136 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
136 places, 1,866 data points, 1998–2018
Last refreshed

Number of tertiary students from abroad (inbound students) studying in a given country minus the number of students at the same level from a given country studying abroad (outbound students).