Elementary educationSCHOOL Leerlingen OVERVIEW POPULATION 1 GENERAL 1 School population in Flemish education 2009-2010 Full-time education
Part-time secondary education
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION (1)
Part-time vocational secondary education (1)
Nursery education
270,453
Primary education
438,580
Total
709,033
Full-time regular secondary education
416,847 20,661
Special secondary education
437,508
Total TERTIARY EDUCATION Associate degree nursing (2)
7,402
Higher vocactional adult education Specific teacher training University colleges Universities
325,870 52,506
Adult basic education (3)
SECONDARY EDUCATION (1)
(3)
17,862 9,355
(3)
115,359
(4)
108,896
(4)
8,807
Adult education Secondary adult education (3)
Part-time arts education Part-time arts education
2011-2012
2012-2013
2013-2014
2014-2015
Part-time vocational secondary education (1)
7,332
7,871
8,241
8,636
8,867
8,807
303,912
314,576
322,744
328,087
324,903
325,870
n/a
45,909
45,283
45,780
47,861
52,506
170,337
171,663
173,486
174,102
175,251
175,804
Adult education Secondary adult education (3) Adult basic education (3) Part-time arts education
175,804
(5)
2010-2011
Part-time secondary education
(1) Elementary and secondary education: number of pupils enrolled (all enrolments) on 1 February 2015. (2) Associate degree nursing: number of pupils enrolled on 1 February 2015. (3) Higher vocational adult education, specific teacher training, secondary adult education and adult basic education: number of unique enrolments on a programme for the reference period 1/4/2014 - 31/3/2015. (4) University colleges and universities: Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes. Data refer to all active enrolments in a degree contract in an institution for higher education on 30 June 2015. A student may have several enrolments. (5) Part-time arts education: number of students eligible for funding. Individuals enrolled on more than one course of study are counted more than once.
Part-time arts education (5)
(1) Elementary and secondary education: number of pupils enrolled (all enrolments) on 1 February. (2) Associate degree nursing: number of pupils enrolled on 1 February. (3) Higher vocational adult education, specific teacher training, secondary adult education and adult basic education: number of unique enrolments on a programme for the reference period 1 April - 31 March. (4) University colleges and universities: Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes. Data refer to all active enrolments in a degree contract in an institution for higher education on 30 June. A student may have several enrolments. (5) Part-time arts education: number of students eligible for funding. Individuals enrolled on more than one course of study are counted more than once.
2 Changes in the school population by level of education 2009-2010
2010-2011
2011-2012
2012-2013
2013-2014
2014-2015
Full-time education NURSERY EDUCATION (1) 250,391
257,424
262,603
265,953
269,197
268,453
1,962
1,975
1,986
2,023
2,042
2,000
252,353
259,399
264,589
267,976
271,239
270,453
Regular
380,197
381,983
386,696
392,351
399,729
411,097
Special
27,705
28,225
28,566
28,481
28,307
27,483
Total
407,902
410,208
415,262
420,832
428,036
438,580
Total elementary education
660,255
669,607
679,851
688,808
699,275
709,033
429,745
424,820
420,685
418,817
417,469
416,847
Regular Special Total PRIMARY EDUCATION (1)
SECONDARY EDUCATION (1) Regular Special Total secondary education
19,015
19,487
19,835
20,177
20,495
20,661
448,760
444,307
440,520
438,994
437,964
437,508
5,271
5,837
6,255
6,869
7,383
7,402
18,195
17,757
18,235
17,913
17,989
17,862
8,314
9,097
9,199
9,305
9,425
9,355
116,613
123,629
128,498
132,120
112,360
115,359
76,602
79,575
82,113
84,177
108,771
108,896
TERTIARY EDUCATION Associate degree nursing (2) Higher vocational adult education Specific teacher training University colleges Universities
(4)
(4)
(3)
(3)
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Elementary educationEDUCATIONAL LeerlingenINSTITUTIONS OVERVIEW 1 GENERAL 1 Educational institutions in Flemish education Full-time education ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
1 Staff by level of education expressed in number of persons Part-time secondary education Part-time vocational secondary education
(1) (2)
Autonomous nursery schools
164
Autonomous primary schools
264
Schools providing nursery and primary education
2,159
Total
2,587
Full-time regular secondary education (3) (4)
944
Special secondary education (2)
114
Total
Tenured posts (4)
47
Secondary adult education (5) Adult basic education
Secondary education 102 13
Part-time arts education
168
TERTIARY EDUCATION 20
Higher vocational adult education and specific teacher training (5)
40
University colleges
16
(1)
Associate degree nursing
(2)
Higher vocational adult education and specific teacher training University colleges (3)
1,058
Associate degree nursing (3)
M Elementary education
Adult education
Part-time arts education
SECONDARY EDUCATION
Universities
Elementary educationSTAFF Leerlingen OVERVIEW 1 GENERAL
6
(1) Autonomous nursery schools organise nursery education only. Autonomous primary schools organise primary education only. (2) Excluding the so-called ‘type 5-schools’. These schools organise special education of type 5 only (for pupils with long-term illness). In special elementary education, 6 schools organise nursery and primary education. In special secondary education there are 5 schools organising type 5-education. In order to avoid double counts, the pupils enrolled in special education type 5 are not included in the figures. (3) 16 of the 944 schools organising full-time regular secondary education also organise the courses for the associate degree in nursing. Beside these schools, 4 schools only organise the courses for the associate degree in nursing. In the table above, the 16 schools referred to in this footnote are reported under both full-time regular secondary education and associate degree nursing. (4) 42 of these 944 schools also organise part-time vocational secondary education. There are 5 schools that only organise part-time vocational secondary education. In the table above, the 42 schools referred to in this footnote are reported under both full-time secondary education and part-time vocational education. (5) There are 107 centres for adult education. Some centres for adult education organise secondary adult education as well as higher vocational adult education. In the table, these centres are reported under both higher vocational adult education and secondary adult education.
Secondary adult education Adult basic education
Staff of pupil guidance centres, education inspectorate, educational advisory service, boarding schools, …
T
M
7,228
46,100
53,328
20,806
36,588
139
Total
F
T
F
T
2,632
17,960
20,592
9,860
64,060
73,920
57,394
6,829
12,216
19,045
27,635
48,804
76,439
897
1,036
78
384
462
217
1,281
1,498
269
331
600
362
286
648
631
617
1,248
2,479
3,631
6,110
1,958
2,569
4,527
4,437
6,200
10,637
1,150
2,797
3,947
960
1,678
2,638
2,110
4,475
6,585
-
-
-
154
923
1,077
154
923
1,077
1,632
2,388
4,020
689
1,052
1,741
2,321
3,440
5,761
940
3,308
4,248
355
1,625
1,980
1,295
4,933
6,228
96,040 130,683
14,017
38,693
52,710
34,643
Total Universities
F
(4)
Part-time arts education
Temporary posts M
48,660 134,733 183,393 n/a
(5)
n/a
n/a
2 Staff by level of education expressed in number of full-time equivalents Tenured posts M Elementary education Secondary education
(1)
Associate degree nursing
(2)
Higher vocational adult education and specific teacher training University colleges (3) Secondary adult education Adult basic education
(4)
Part-time arts education Staff of pupil guidance centres, education inspectorate, educational advisory service, boarding schools, … Universities
F
T
(5)
M
6,838
40,052
46,890
19,669
31,785
113
Total
F
T
F
T
2,169
14,871
17,040
9,007
54,923
63,930
51,454
6,109
10,625
16,734
25,778
42,410
68,188
758
871
51
311
362
164
1,069
1,233
209
270
479
145
187
332
354
457
811
2,219
3,018
5,237
1,190
1,855
3,045
3,409
4,873
8,282
986
2,246
3,232
630
1,209
1,839
1,616
3,455
5,071
-
-
-
130
682
812
130
682
812
1,420
1,879
3,299
398
617
1,015
1,818
2,496
4,314
869
2,679
3,548
298
1,301
1,599
1,167
3,980
5,147
82,687 115,010
11,120
31,658
42,778
32,323
Total
Temporary posts M
43,443 114,345 157,788 n/a
n/a
n/a
(1) Staff in full-time and part-time secondary education. (2) The nursing courses at the 4th stage of vocational education became associate degree (HBO5) programmes in 2009-2010. (3) In the data on the university colleges, visiting professors and mandate fees are not included in the number of full-time equivalents. (4) Since 1 September 2008 the staff members working at adult basic education centres have been paid directly by the Education and Training policy area. The Education and Training policy area functions as a third-party payment provider for staff members who have an employment contract with the adult basic education centre but are not paid through any other channel. This third-party payment scheme was introduced on the basis of the Decree on Adult Education (15 June 2007). (5) The data for February 2015 were not yet available at the time of publication.
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Elementary educationSTAFF Leerlingen OVERVIEW 1 GENERAL 3 Staff by age group and gender (1)
5 Changes in staff by level of education expressed in number of full-time equivalents
age
2009-2010 3,506
60+
4,584
14,840
50-59
11,413
5,889
20-29
53,868
54,546
55,334
Special elementary education
8,108
8,267
8,312
8,468
8,520
8,596
63,369
62,499
61,593
61,079
60,513
60,078
6,969
7,228
7,416
7,661
7,944
8,110
825
911
978
1,047
1,143
1,233
785
800
805
786
791
811
10,041
9,973
9,831
9,923
8,643
8,282
4,825
4,831
4,832
4,918
4,983
5,071
644
652
672
692
707
812
Part-time arts education
4,174
4,234
4,237
4,259
4,270
4,314
Staff of pupil guidance centres, education inspectorate, educational advisory service, boarding schools, ...
5,137
5,134
5,144
5,149
5,152
5,147
156,174
155,882
154,942
157,850
157,212
157,788
8,547.10
8,520.80
8,618.20
8,690.06
10,420.47
n/a
(1)
Secondary adult education Adult basic education
number
30,000
20,000
10,000
Men
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
Women
(1) Excluding staff employed by universities.
Total Universities
4 Changes in staff by level of education expressed in number of persons 2009-2010
2010-2011
2011-2012
2012-2013
2013-2014
2014-2015
Regular elementary education
59,986
60,147
60,377
62,203
63,171
64,013
Special elementary education
9,339
9,533
9,620
9,712
9,799
9,907
70,936
70,275
69,507
68,527
67,973
67,419
Special secondary education
7,774
8,032
8,296
8,472
8,801
9,020
Associate degree nursing
1,006
1,118
1,203
1,291
1,399
1,498
1,301
1,302
1,308
1,261
1,245
1,248
12,730
12,705
12,592
12,705
11,142
10,637
6,180
6,284
6,331
6,417
6,511
6,585
848
868
899
914
950
1,077
Part-time arts education
5,613
5,680
5,708
5,728
5,755
5,761
Staff of pupil guidance centres, education inspectorate, educational advisory service, boarding schools, ...
6,223
6,274
6,270
6,269
6,282
6,228
181,936
182,218
182,111
183,499
183,028
183,393
11,838
12,016
12,169
12,405
15,085
n/a
Regular secondary education
(1)
(2)
Higher vocational adult education and specific teacher training University colleges (3) Secondary adult education Adult basic education
Total Universities
(5)
(4)
(2)
University colleges (3)
22,353
2014-2015
51,122
Higher vocational adult education and specific teacher training
40,419
13,012
30-39
2013-2014
51,353
Associate degree nursing
33,708
2012-2013
51,297
Special secondary education 40-49
2011-2012 (6)
Regular elementary education Regular secondary education
33,669
2010-2011
(5)
(4)
(1) Staff in full-time and part-time secondary education. (2) The nursing courses at the 4th stage of vocational education became associate degree (HBO5) programmes in 2009-10. (3) In the data on the university colleges, visiting professors and mandate fees are not included in the number of full-time equivalents. (4) Since 1 September 2008 the staff members working at adult basic education centres have been paid directly by the Education and Training policy area. The Education and Training policy area functions as a third-party payment provider for staff members who have an employment contract with the adult basic education centre but are not paid through any other channel. This third-party payment scheme was introduced on the basis of the Decree on Adult Education (15 June 2007). (5) The data for February 2015 were not yet available at the time of publication. (6) The number of full-time equivalents in January 2012 may be lower than normal due to a strike. This strike is not taken into account in the calculation of the budgetary full-time equivalents.
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Elementary educationBUDGET Leerlingen OVERVIEW 1 GENERAL
Elementary educationINFRASTRUCTURE Leerlingen OVERVIEW 1 GENERAL
1 Overall education budget (in thousands of euros) 2010
1 Approved subsidy amounts and approved subsidy applications by educational level in 2014 2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Changes in the Flemish education budget
9,854,971
10,144,051
10,386,131
10,649,922
10,908,442
10,870,582
The education budget as a percentage of the Flemish budget
39.24%
39.12%
38.63%
38.50%
38.80%
28.78%
2 Distribution of the education budget by educational level 2.1% 3.6%
5.5%
34.4%
16.3%
38.1% 39,5%
VGO
OGO
Number of subsidy applications
Amount (in euros)
Total
Number of subsidy applications
Amount (in euros)
Number of subsidy applications
Amount (in euros)
Regular elementary education
91,885,464
825
44,132,387
56
136,017,852
881
Special elementary education
18,714,058
38
889,475
3
19,603,533
41
Full-time regular secondary education
76,044,022
410
7,075,401
20
83,119,423
430
Elementary education
Adult education
Special secondary education
4,386,066
27
223,220
5
4,609,285
32
Secondary education
Part-time arts education
Part-time vocational secondary education
-
-
-
-
-
-
Tertiary education
Not related to educational levels
Adult education
2,301,747
18
105,966
2
2,407,714
20
-
-
-
-
-
-
819,488
13
-
-
819,488
13
2,072,399
42
-
-
2,072,399
42
196,223,244
1,373
52,426,450
86
248,649,694
1,459
Part-time arts education Pupil guidance centres
3 Changes in the education budget by educational level (in thousands of euros)
Boarding schools Total
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Elementary education
3,195,164
3,315,165
3,467,787
3,641,127
3,711,241
3,734,987
Secondary education
3,929,442
4,016,863
4,097,863
4,138,240
4,209,647
4,143,362
Tertiary education
1,652,037
1,669,649
1,644,017
1,683,089
1,746,594
1,775,196
Adult education
333,285
355,293
370,347
374,996
388,591
391,665
Part-time arts education
204,754
216,767
224,098
228,895
232,842
232,296
2 Approved subsidy amounts and approved subsidy applications by province in 2014 VGO Amount (in euros)
OGO
Number of subsidy applications
Amount (in euros)
Total
Number of subsidy applications
Amount (in euros)
Number of subsidy applications
Antwerp
57,859,068
322
25,754,268
36
83,613,336
358
Flemish Brabant
22,303,488
186
6,876,743
8
29,180,231
194
9,647,485
41
3,555
1
9,651,040
42
West Flanders
25,224,678
292
599,717
4
25,824,395
296
East Flanders
43,411,982
282
18,257,134
27
61,669,116
309
Limburg
37,776,542
192
935,034
4
38,711,576
196
196,223,243
1,315
52,426,450
80
248,649,694
1,395
BCR
Total
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Elementary educationSCHOOL Leerlingen OVERVIEW AND STUDY ALLOWANCES 1 GENERAL 1 School and study allowances by educational level
Elementary educationNARIC Leerlingen OVERVIEW 1 GENERAL
(National Academic Recognition Information Centre)
1 Number of applications in 2014 Number of applications
Number of applications
Number of allowances granted (1)(2)
Percentage of allowances granted
Total amount of allowances granted (in euros)
1,040
Higher education: full equivalence
Nursery education
77,340
50,635
65.47%
4,668,547
92.20
Primary education
145,259
101,898
70.15%
13,342,260
130.94
Secondary education of which
166,038
114,509
68.97%
50,136,980
437.84
- Full-time secondary education
160,901
112,290
69.79%
49,504,294
440,86
- Part-time secondary education
5,137
2,219
43.20%
632,685
285.12
Associate degree nursing
2,842
1,477
51.97%
1,861,222
1,260.14
Syntra
1,113
615
55.26%
161,662
262.86
Tertiary education of which
70,943
42,252
59.56%
72,718,574
1,721.07
- University colleges
42,529
26,472
62.24%
44,162,898
1,668.29
- Universities
25,409
15,337
60.36%
27,800,907
1,812.67
- Unknown (3)
3,005
443
14.74%
754,769
1,703.77
463,535
311,386
67.18%
142,889,245
-
Total
20
Higher education: PhD Average allowance (in euros)
(1) As known on 20/08/2015. (2) School allowances are awarded to pupils in nursery, primary and secondary education; study allowances are awarded to students in higher education. (3) The type of tertiary education is not known (because the student is studying abroad or in another Community of Belgium).
Remark: The data above are not yet final as a number of applicants are still under consideration (57,209 applicants) for the school year 2014-2015. Due to this, the number of allowances granted may increase further.
Higher education: level equivalence
244
Higher vocational education
170 1,032
Secondary education: level equivalence
22
Secondary education: full equivalence Adult education
335
Certificates
247
Professional recognition
147
Referrals/rejections
163 87
Legal precedents
-
Level definition
3,507
Total
2 Number of decisions in 2014 (1) Procedure
Positive (2)
Negative (3)
Other (4)
15
-
1
Higher education: full equivalence
356
59
261
Higher education: level equivalence
134
8
15
Higher vocational education
44
25
62
Secondary education: full equivalence
11
2
-
Secondary education: level equivalence
658
20
243
Adult education
190
35
1
Professional recognition
Higher education: PhD
114
4
-
Certificates
82
-
1
Legal precedent
15
-
-
1,619
153
584
Total
(1) A file needs to be completed before a final decision can be taken. For this reason incomplete files are not taken into account. (2) The person concerned receives the equivalence (s)he applied for or for which the file was initially examined. (3) In case of a negative decision equivalence is not granted. (4) An ‘other’ decision concerns an equivalence with another study certificate or level than the one initially applied for or examined. e.g. a person applies for equivalence with the degree of master but receives equivalence with the degree of bachelor.
3 Top 10 countries of origin of applicants in 2014 Secondary education Country
Tertiary education
Number
Country
Number
Morocco
138
The Netherlands
89
The Netherlands
115
Morocco
67
Romania
44
Iraq
62
Syria
44
India
60
Poland
42
Russia
57
Bulgaria
41
Syria
47
Turkey
32
Philippines
42
Afghanistan
27
Ukraine
41
Suriname
27
Iran
39
Iran
24
Poland
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Elementary educationEXAMINATION LeerlingenBOARD OVERVIEW 1 GENERAL
Elementary educationBOARDING Leerlingen OVERVIEW SCHOOLS 1 GENERAL
A Elementary education
1 Number of subsidised/financed boarding schools and boarders (1)(2)(3)
1 Number of participants to obtain a certificate of elementary education by province in 2014 (1)(2) Number of participants
Number of passed
Antwerp
10
8
Flemish Brabant
13
11
West Flanders
12
10
(1) Een deelnemer is een kandidaat die minstens 1 examen heeft afgelegd.
East Flanders
5
3
Limburg
6
3
46
35
Total
Number of boarders Number of boarding schools
Nursery education
Primary education
Secondary education
Associate degree nursing
Total number of boarders
GO
31
39
386
1,858
7
2,290
VGO
103
62
806
7,220
155
8,243
OGO
3
13
50
76
31
170
Total
137
114
1,242
9,154
193
10,703
(1) Count date: 1 February 2015. (2) Boarding schools with fewer than 30 boarders are not included, as they cannot be financed or subsidised. (3) The following pupils and students are not reported in the data: 159 boarders in university colleges, 12 boarders in universities and 24 boarders in European schools.
(1) A participant is a candidate who has passed at least 1 examination. (2) The data by province refer to the province of the schools (where the examination takes place).
B Secondary education 1 Number of registrations, enrolments and participants in 2014 Number of registrations
Number of enrolments
Number of participants
Male
2,147
2,042
2,122
Female
1,690
1,616
1,751
3,837
3,658
3,873
Total
The figures above reflect the number of unique candidates who in 2014 were effectively enrolled in and paid for a course of study (enrolments) after they registered (registrations) at an information session. In 2014 there were 3,873 unique participants in at least one examination by the Examination Board of the Flemish Community (participants). This figure is higher than the number of enrolments because those candidates who enrolled for 2014 but did not yet graduate have been included in the figures.
2. Succes rate by stage and type of secondary education in 2014 For 65% of all individual exams held by the Examination Board of the Flemish Community the candidate gained at least 50% of the marks. Subdivided according to type of education the success rate proved highest in vocational secondary education, followed by secondary education in the arts and technical secondary education. In general secondary education only slightly more than half of the candidates passed the examination.
Number of exams Examination Board
Passed
26,988
Failed 17,482
% passed 9,506
65%
3. 3 Study certificates awarded by the Examination Board in 2014 Certificate 1st stage
17
Certificate 2nd stage
40
Diploma secondary education
938
Total
995
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Elementary educationPUPIL Leerlingen OVERVIEW GUIDANCE CENTRES 1 GENERAL 1 Number of pupil guidance centres by educational network GO Pupil guidance centres
VGO
1 Number of transported pupils by educational level and educational network
OGO
GO (1)
Total 72
Regular elementary education
1,047
859
280
2,186
1
1
1
3
Special elementary education
7,438
17,354
4,204
28,996
25
44
6
75
Total elementary education
8,485
18,213
4,484
31,182
Regular secondary education
61
82
-
143
Special secondary education
5,422
12,039
2,296
19,757
Total secondary education
5,483
12,121
2,296
19,900
13,968
30,334
6,780
51,082
Temporary posts
F
T
M
Total
F
T
M
F
T
GO
67
391
458
19
185
204
86
576
662
VGO
194
1,152
1,346
39
450
489
233
1,602
1,835
OGO
31
129
160
6
76
82
37
205
242
Total
292
1,672
1,964
64
711
775
356
2,383
2,739
2 Number of transported pupils by transport mode GO (1) Pupils transported collectively Pupils transported individually Total
3 Changes in staff of pupil guidance centres (full-time equivalents) 2009-2010 Tenured posts Temporary posts Total
2010-2011
Total
5
Total M
OGO
43
2 Staff of pupil guidance centres by legal status and gender (full-time equivalents) Tenured posts
VGO
24
Permanent support units Total
Elementary educationPUPIL Leerlingen OVERVIEW TRANSPORT 1 GENERAL
2011-2012
2012-2013
2013-2014
2014-2015
2,004
1,990
2,040
2,001
2,004
1,964
767
773
702
748
735
775
2,771
2,763
2,742
2,749
2,739
2,739
(2) (3)
VGO
OGO
Total
11,581
23,414
5,189
40,184
2,387
6,920
1,591
10,898
13,968
30,334
6,780
51,082
(1) For Community education only pupils within the zones are taken into account. (2) A collectively transported pupil is a pupil using a special transport service with a minimum capacity of 7, financed or subsidised by the Flemish Community. Since 1 September 2001 this transport has been organised by the Flemish public bus company. (3) An individually transported pupil is a pupil using public transport or a transport service with a capacity lower than 7, for which the Flemish Community contributes to the transport costs based on official public transport fares.
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