Erasmus+ Mobilities for Higher Education
The number of incoming and outgoing mobilities among higher education students has increased steadily since the COVID-19 downturn. The total number of outgoing mobilities increased from 12,053 in 2014-15 to 18,785 in 2024-25, and the total number of incoming mobilities increased from 10,885 in 2014-15 to 16,621 in 2024-25.
This dashboard presents data on the number of Dutch higher education students who went abroad with Erasmus+ funding and the number of higher education students from other countries who came to the Netherlands with Erasmus+ funding. The dashboard covers the academic years 2014-15 to 2024-25.
Summary
Both outgoing and incoming student mobility have shown a long term upward trend, despite a significant decline in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, mobility levels have recovered and surpassed pre-pandemic highs. Outgoing student mobility increased from a pre-pandemic peak of 14,603 mobilities in 2018 to 18,785 in 2024-25, while incoming student mobility rose from 15,215 to 16,621 over the same period.
In 2024-25, 16,621 higher education students came to the Netherlands with Erasmus + funding. Spain was the most common country of origin (2,493), followed by France (2,327), Germany (2,155), Italy (1,800), and Belgium (944).
In 2024-25, 18,785 higher education students went abroad from the Netherlands with Erasmus + funding. Spain was the most common destination country (3,758), followed by Italy (1,658), Germany (1,498), France (1,250), and Belgium (1,116).
The largest number of incoming students came from France, with a total of 22,265 French students choosing the Netherlands between the academic years 2014-15 to 2024-25.
The most popular destination for Dutch students was Spain (30,192) between the academic years 2014-15 to 2024-25.
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