From 2016 to 2023, the total number of students enrolled in higher education in Belgium increased year on year. In the academic year of 2016/'17, there were almost 237,000 students enrolled in higher education, whereas in the year 2022/'23, the number of students enrolled in higher education in Belgium increased to almost 279,000.
Total number of students enrolled in higher education in Belgium from 2016 to 2023
* The figures have been taken from several publications.
Concerning the number of active diploma contract enrolments registered with the Databank Hoger Onderwijs (DHO 2.0) on the 31st of October, 2018 in the following courses:
Professionally oriented bachelor courses
Academically oriented bachelor degrees
Masters
Masters after a professional bachelor
Transition program
The source adds the following note: "The figures are not definitive because the enrolment numbers can change in during the academic year."
A diploma contract is a contract entered into by an institutional board with a student who enrols with the intention of achieving a course degree or diploma, or a student who enrols for a transition or preparation program. In addition, a student can also enrol with a credit or exam contract.
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Agentschap voor Hoger Onderwijs, Volwassenenonderwijs, Kwalificaties en Studietoelagen. (December 31, 2022). Total number of students enrolled in higher education in Belgium from 2016 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/999498/total-number-of-students-enrolled-in-higher-education-in-belgium/
Agentschap voor Hoger Onderwijs, Volwassenenonderwijs, Kwalificaties en Studietoelagen. "Total number of students enrolled in higher education in Belgium from 2016 to 2023." Chart. December 31, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/999498/total-number-of-students-enrolled-in-higher-education-in-belgium/
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Total number of students enrolled in higher education in Belgium from 2016 to 2023 [Graph], Agentschap voor Hoger Onderwijs, Volwassenenonderwijs, Kwalificaties en Studietoelagen, December 31, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/999498/total-number-of-students-enrolled-in-higher-education-in-belgium/