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​Outbound Mobility – Past Years

Archived Data
Higher Education Sector | Inbound Mobility | Outbound Mobility

2013/14

Number of students from the Netherlands studying abroad:13,035

Top destinations and number of students from the Netherlands studying abroad

Rank Destination Number of Students
1 Belgium 3,800
2 United Kingdom 3,326
3 United States 1,972
4 Germany 794
5 France 568
6 Denmark 400
7 Sweden 346
8 Switzerland 310
9 Spain 287
10 Austria 286

Data time reference: 2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. (2016). Global Flow of Tertiary- Level Students 2014.

Data retrieved 10/2016


2012/13

Number of students from the Netherlands studying abroad: Over 35,000

Top destinations and number of students from the Netherlands studying abroad

Rank Destination Number of Students
1 United Kingdom 8,500
2 Belgium 7,175
3 Germany 3,500
4 Spain 3,250
5 United States 1,900

Source: Netherlands Organization for International Cooperation in Higher Education (NUFFIC)


2008/09

Number of students from the Netherlands studying abroad: 46,300

Top 10 destinations and number of students from the Netherlands studying abroad

Rank Destination Number of Students
1 United Kingdom 6,600
2 Belgium 5,450
3 Germany 2,250
4 United States 1,850
5 Spain 1,650
6 France 1,350
7 Sweden 850
8 Italy 500
9 New Zealand 500
10 Norway 450

Note: All the numbers are rounded off to the nearest 50.

Source: Netherlands Organization for International Cooperation in Higher Education (NUFFIC)


2007/08

Number of students from the Netherlands studying abroad: 42,500

Top 10 destinations and number of students from the Netherlands studying abroad

Rank Destination Number of Students
1 United Kingdom 5,800
2 Belgium 4,450
3 Germany 2,100
4 United States 1,700
5 Spain 1,350
6 France 1,250
7 Sweden 850
8 Denmark 450
9 Italy 450
10 Finland 400

Note: All the numbers are rounded off to the nearest 50.

Source: Netherlands Organization for International Cooperation in Higher Education (NUFFIC)


2006/07

Number of students from the Netherlands studying abroad: 41,800

Top 10 destinations and number of students from the Netherlands studying abroad

Rank Destination Number of Students
1 United Kingdom 5,000
2 Belgium 3,650
3 Germany 1,950
4 United States 1,600
5 Sweden 1,150
6 France 1,100
7 Spain 1,100
8 Italy 400
9 Finland 400
10 Denmark 400

Note: All the numbers are rounded off to the nearest 50.

Source: Netherlands Organization for International Cooperation in Higher Education (NUFFIC)


2005/2006

Number of students from the Netherlands studying abroad: 43,750

Top 10 destinations and number of students from the Netherlands studying abroad

Rank Destination Number of Students
1 United Kingdom 4,550
2 Belgium 3,450
3 Germany 2,000
4 United States 1,600
5 France 1,200
6 Sweden 1,150
7 Spain 1,100
8 Canada 450
9 Finland 400
10 Denmark 400

Note: All the numbers are rounded off to the nearest 50.

Source: Netherlands Organization for International Cooperation in Higher Education (NUFFIC)

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