Erasmus+ Mobilities for Vocational Education and Training
The number of incoming and outgoing mobilities among vocational education students has increased steadily since the COVID-19 downturn. The total number of outgoing mobilities increased from 397 in 2020-21 to 12,035 in 2024-25 and the total number of incoming mobilities increased from 352 in 2020-21 to 3,884 in 2024-25.
This dashboard presents data on the number of Dutch vocational education students who went abroad with Erasmus+ funding and the number of vocational 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 during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Since then, mobility levels have recovered and surpassed pre-pandemic highs. Outgoing mobility increased from a pre-pandemic peak of 7,292 mobilities in 2018 to 12,035 in 2024-25, while incoming mobility rose from 2,765 mobilities in 2018 to 3,884 in 2024-25.
In 2024-25, 3,884 vocational education students came to the Netherlands with Erasmus + funding. France was the most common country of origin (758), followed by Germany (702), Belgium (474), Spain (267), and Denmark (245).
In 2024-25, 12,035 vocational education students from the Netherlands went abroad with Erasmus + funding. Spain was the most common destination country (3,493), followed by Germany (1,919), France (684), Malta (676), and Italy (538).
The largest number of incoming students came from Germany, with a total of 32,837 German students choosing the Netherlands between the academic years of 2014-15 to 2024-25.
The most popular destination for Dutch students was Spain, with a total of 57,376 outgoing mobilities between the academic years of 2014-15 to 2024-25.
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