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Of all VET graduates who obtained their diploma in 2024, 6.6% had completed a study-related period abroad.

In the 2024-25 academic year, 13,323 staff mobilities took place. The number of incoming and outgoing staff mobilities has increased steadily since the COVID-19 downturn. The total number of outgoing mobilities increased from 2,247 in 2014-15 to 6,250 in 2024-25 and the total number of incoming mobilities increased from 2,423 in 2014-15 to 7,073 in 2024-25.

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.

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.

The number of incoming and outgoing mobilities among pupils in primary and secondary education has increased substantially between the school years 2021-22 to 2024-25. The total number of outgoing mobilities increased from 726 in 2021-22 to 11,841 in 2024-25 and the total number of incoming mobilities increased from 1,266 in 2021-22 to 8.665 in 2024-25.

Worldwide, more than 7.3 million degree students studied abroad in 2023. The United States of America, the United Kingdom and Australia remain the most popular destinations among international degree students.

Almost 3 in every 100 students from the Netherlands studied abroad for a full degree programme in 2023. Belgium, the UK, the USA and Germany were the most popular destinations that year.

In the 2025-26 academic year, Germany remains the most common country of origin for international degree students in the Netherlands. It is followed by Italy (2nd), Romania (3rd), Spain (4th), and Poland (5th).

Dutch higher education institutions received 48,139 new enrolments from international students for the academic year 2025-26. Germany is the most common country of origin for newly enrolled international students. It is followed by Italy (2nd), Spain (3rd), Romania (4th), and Belgium (5th).

Economics is the most common field of study among international degree students both at universities of applied sciences and research universities in 2025-26.