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Belgium

Country: Belgium
Population (million): 11.9 (2025)
Area (km2): 30689
Official language: Dutch, French, German
Currency: euro (since 1 January 1999)
Dialling code: +32
Internet users (million): 8.4 (2025)
Number of students: 551,141 (2024)
Students as % of population aged 20-24: 40.4 (2024)
Women among students (%): 56.6 (2024)
Students - bachelor's level: 381,881 (2024)
Students - master's level: 118,464 (2024)
Students - doctoral level: 20,522 (2024)
Tuition fees - bachelor's (EUR per year): EU/EEA: Flanders €1,181.40 per 60 ECTS; French Community €0–1,194 depending on income (2026/27); non-EU: higher, e.g. University of Antwerp €4,300 a year (2026/27)
Tuition fees - master's (EUR per year): EU/EEA: Flanders €1,181.40 per 60 ECTS; French Community €0–1,194 depending on income (2026/27); non-EU: higher, e.g. University of Antwerp €7,800 a year (2026/27)

EU/EEA students pay the same as Belgians: €1,181.40 a year (60 ECTS) in Flanders and €0–1,194 in the French Community, depending on income; non-EU fees are higher, e.g. €4,300 a year at the University of Antwerp. Flanders has 18 publicly funded institutions and the Wallonia-Brussels Federation 40. See how to apply directly, what a month costs and how many hours you can work.


Sources: European Commission – Study in Europe (education.ec.europa.eu/study-in-europe), Eurostat, official national study and residence portals and authorities, Eurodesk, enic-naric.net, studentnews.eu. As of September 2026.

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