Elementary educationSCHOOL Leerlingen OVERVIEW POPULATION 1 GENERAL 1 School population in Flemish education Full-time education
Part-time secondary education
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION (1)
Part-time vocational secondary education (1)
Nursery education
271,239
Primary education
428,036
Total
699,275
Full-time regular secondary education
417,469 20,495
Special secondary education
437,964
Total Tertiary education
7,383
Associate degree nursing (2) Higher vocactional adult education Specific teacher training
324,903 47,861
Basiseducatie (3)
Secondary education (1)
(3)
17,989 9,425
(3)
University colleges (4)
112,360
Universities (4)
108,771
8,867
Adult education Secondary adult education (3)
Part-time arts education Part-time arts education
2009-2010
2010-2011
2011-2012
2012-2013
2013-2014
Part-time vocational secondary education (1)
6,935
7,332
7,871
8,241
8,636
8,867
300,093
303,912
314,576
322,744
328,087
324,903
n/a
n/a
45,909
45,283
45,780
47,861
167,647
170,337
171,663
173,486
174,102
175,251
Adult education Secondary adult education (3) Adult basic education (3) Part-time arts education
175,251
(5)
2008-2009 Part-time secondary education
(1) Elementary and secondary education: number of pupils enrolled (all enrolments) on 1 February 2014. (2) Associate degree nursing: number of pupils enrolled on 1 February 2014. (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 1/4/2013 - 31/3/2014. (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 2014. 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 2008-2009
2009-2010
2010-2011
2011-2012
2012-2013
2013-2014
243,482
250,391
257,424
262,603
265,953
269,197
1,977
1,962
1,975
1,986
2,023
2,042
245,459
252,353
259,399
264,589
267,976
271,239
Regular
381,882
380,197
381,983
386,696
392,351
399,729
Special
27,543
27,705
28,225
28,566
28,481
28,307
Total
409,425
407,902
410,208
415,262
420,832
428,036
Total elementary education
654,884
660,255
669,607
679,851
688,808
699,275
436,146
429,745
424,820
420,685
418,817
417,469
Full-time education Elementary education (1) Regular Special Total Primary education (1)
secondary education (1) Regular Special Total secondary education
18,548
19,015
19,487
19,835
20,177
20,495
454,694
448,760
444,307
440,520
438,994
437,964
-
5,271
5,837
6,255
6,869
7,383
25,065
18,195
17,757
18,235
17,913
17,989
-
8,314
9,097
9,199
9,305
9,425
109,795
116,613
123,629
128,498
132,120
112,360
71,645
76,602
79,575
82,113
84,177
108,771
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
165
Autonomous primary schools
267
Schools providing nursery and primary education
2,145
Total
2,577
Full-time regular secondary education (3) (4)
952
Special secondary education (2)
115
Total
Tenured posts (4)
47
Secondary adult education (5) Adult basic education
Secondary education 104 13
Part-time arts education
168
Tertiary education 20
Higher vocational adult education and specific teacher training (5)
51
University colleges
17
(1)
Associate degree nursing
(2)
Higher vocational adult education and specific teacher training University colleges (3)
1,067
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 4 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 952 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 952 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 109 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
7,328
45,560
52,888
21,178
36,828
124
Total
F
T
F
T
2,540
17,542
20,082
9,868
63,102
72,970
58,006
6,774
11,994
18,768
27,952
48,822
76,774
815
939
76
384
460
200
1,199
1,399
283
340
623
361
261
622
644
601
1,245
2,680
3,775
6,455
2,102
2,585
4,687
4,782
6,360
11,142
1,177
2,767
3,944
957
1,610
2,567
2,134
4,377
6,511
-
-
-
139
811
950
139
811
950
1,637
2,372
4,009
710
1,036
1,746
2,347
3,408
5,755
967
3,328
4,295
364
1,623
1,987
1,331
4,951
6,282
95,785 131,159
14,023
37,846
51,869
35,374
Total Universities
F
(4)
Part-time arts education
Temporary posts M
49,397 133,631 183,028 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
6,925
39,559
46,484
20,073
31,903
104
Total
F
T
F
T
2,081
14,501
16,582
9,006
54,060
63,066
51,976
6,056
10,425
16,481
26,129
42,328
68,457
679
783
48
312
360
152
991
1,143
220
271
491
137
163
300
357
434
791
2,399
3,130
5,529
1,254
1,860
3,114
3,653
4,990
8,643
1,003
2,232
3,235
620
1,128
1,748
1,623
3,360
4,983
-
-
-
113
594
707
113
594
707
1,425
1,874
3,299
400
571
971
1,825
2,445
4,270
898
2,696
3,594
294
1,264
1,558
1,192
3,960
5,152
82,344 115,391
11,003
30,818
41,821
33,047
Total
Temporary posts M
44,050 113,162 157,212 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 2009-10. (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 2014 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
3,445
60+
4,317
15,565
50-59
2008-2009
2009-2010
Regular elementary education
50,982
51,297
51,353
51,122
53,868
54,546
Special elementary education
7,921
8,108
8,267
8,312
8,468
8,520
63,984
63,369
62,499
61,593
61,079
60,513
6,709
6,969
7,228
7,416
7,661
7,944
-
825
911
978
1,047
1,143
755
785
800
805
786
791
University colleges (3)
9,838
10,041
9,973
9,831
9,923
8,643
Secondary adult education
4,746
4,825
4,831
4,832
4,918
4,983
619
644
652
672
692
707
Part-time arts education
4,120
4,174
4,234
4,237
4,259
4,270
Staff of pupil guidance centres, education inspectorate, educational advisory service, boarding schools, ...
5,033
5,137
5,134
5,144
5,149
5,152
154,707
156,174
155,882
154,942
157,850
157,212
8,339.80
8,547.10
8,520.80
8,618.20
8,690.06
n/a
Regular secondary education
33,523
(1)
Special secondary education 11,481
40-49
33,762
Higher vocational adult education and specific teacher training
39,697
12,953
30-39
Associate degree nursing
5,953
20-29
22,332
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 evel of education expressed in number of persons 2008-2009
2009-2010
Regular elementary education
59,566
59,986
60,147
60,377
62,203
63,171
Special elementary education
9,147
9,339
9,533
9,620
9,712
9,799
71,534
70,936
70,275
69,507
68,527
67,973
7,473
7,774
8,032
8,296
8,472
8,801
-
1,006
1,118
1,203
1,291
1,399
1,272
1,301
1,302
1,308
1,261
1,245
12,460
12,730
12,705
12,592
12,705
11,142
6,088
6,180
6,284
6,331
6,417
6,511
809
848
868
899
914
950
Part-time arts education
5,530
5,613
5,680
5,708
5,728
5,755
Staff of pupil guidance centres, education inspectorate, educational advisory service, boarding schools, ...
6,083
6,223
6,274
6,270
6,269
6,282
179,962
181,936
182,218
182,111
183,499
183,028
11,583
11,838
12,016
12,169
12,405
n/a
Regular secondary education
(1)
Special secondary education Associate degree nursing (2) Higher vocational adult education and specific teacher training University colleges (3) Secondary adult education Adult basic education
Total Universities
(5)
(4)
2010-2011
2011-2012
2012-2013
(2)
2013-2014
(5)
(4)
2010-2011
2011-2012 (6)
2012-2013
2013-2014
(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 2014 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) 2009
1 Approved subsidy amounts and approved subsidy applications by educational level in 2013 2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Changes in the Flemish education budget
9,284,058
9,854,971
10,144,051
10,386,131
10,649,922
10,908,442
The education budget as a percentage of the Flemish budget
36.78%
39.24%
39.12%
38.63%
38.50%
38.80%
2 Distribution of the education budget by educational level 2.1% 3.6%
5.9%
34.0%
16.0%
39,5% 38.3%
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
83,420,785
678
40,399,348
74
123,820,133
752
Special elementary education
6,016,432
41
4,416,050
4
10,432,482
45
Full-time regular secondary education
53,826,819
368
6,253,111
17
60,079,930
385
Elementary education
Adult education
Special secondary education
7,667,528
26
2,815,929
4
10,483,457
30
Secondary education
Part-time arts education
Part-time vocational secondary education
187,577
2
-
-
187,577
2
Tertiary education
Not related to educational levels
Adult education
8,243,509
14
-
-
8,243,509
14
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pupil guidance centres
1,286,087
15
-
-
1,286,087
15
Boarding schools
2,556,953
33
-
-
2,556,953
33
163,205,690
1,177
53,884,438
99
217,090,128
1,276
Part-time arts education
3 Changes in the education budget by educational level (in thousands of euros)
Total 2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Elementary education
2,918,945
3,195,164
3,315,165
3,467,787
3,641,127
3,711,134
Secondary education
3,669,730
3,929,442
4,016,863
4,097,863
4,138,240
4,182,565
Tertiary education
1,641,566
1,652,037
1,669,649
1,644,017
1,683,089
1,750,419
Adult education
315,157
333,285
355,293
370,347
374,996
390,687
Part-time arts education
199,175
204,735
216,767
224,098
228,895
233,312
2 Approved subsidy amounts and approved subsidy applications by province in 2013 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
40,660,412
286
20,648,123
57
61,308,535
343
Flemish Brabant
20,364,687
160
19,806,401
18
40,171,088
178
BCR
12,937,010
36
1,349,027
7
14,286,037
43
West Flanders
33,401,447
293
2,848,030
5
36,249,477
298
East Flanders
36,282,245
240
8,512,683
9
44,794,928
249
Limburg
19,559,889
162
720,174
3
20,280,063
165
163,205,690
1,177
53,884,438
99
217,090,128
1,276
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 2013 Number of applications
Number of applications
Number of allowances granted (1)(2)
Percentage of allowances granted
Total amount of allowances granted (in euros)
1,112
Higher education: full equivalence
Nursery education
75,299
48,368
64.23%
4,363,761
90.22
Primary education
136,491
95,318
69.83%
12,177,322
127.75
Secondary education of which
159,491
109,413
68.60%
46,732,982
427.12
- Full-time secondary education
154,492
107,392
69.51%
46,175,695
429.97
- Part-time secondary education
4,999
2,021
40.43%
557,286
275.75
Associate degree nursing
2,942
1,476
50.17%
1,843,948
1,249.29
Syntra
1,230
731
59.43%
179,183
245.12
Tertiary education of which
67,660
40,036
59.17%
68,553,998
1,712.31
- University colleges
40,449
24,540
60.67%
40,509,375
1,650.75
- Universities
24,776
14,987
60.49%
27,118,692
1,809.48
- Unknown (3)
2,435
509
20.90%
925,931
1,819.12
443,113
295,342
66.65%
133,851,193
-
Total
10
Higher education: PhD Average allowance (in euros)
(1) As known on 20/08/2014. (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 (71,280 applicants) for the school year 2013-2014. Due to this, the number of allowances granted may increase further.
Higher education: level equivalence
190
Higher vocational education
151 1,245
Secondary education: level equivalence
1
Secondary education: full equivalence Adult education
474
Certificates
454
Professional recognition
179
Referrals/rejections
329
Legal precedents
126 -
Level definition
4,271
Total
2 Number of decisions in 2013 (1) Procedure
Positive (2)
Negative (3)
Other (4)
2
-
-
Higher education: full equivalence
425
115
260
Higher education: level equivalence
84
3
1
Higher vocational education
47
27
46
Secondary education
851
8
308
Adult education
279
55
-
Professional recognition
109
3
-
Legal precedent
132
-
-
73
8
-
2.002
219
615
Higher education: PhD
Certificates 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 2013 Secondary education Country
Tertiary education
Number
Country
Number
The Netherlands
178
The Netherlands
141
Morocco
124
India
78
Bulgaria
60
The Philippines
68
Poland
54
Russia
63
Iran
49
Germany
55
Romania
48
United Kingdom
52
Suriname
41
Iraq
51
Turkey
40
Morocco
50
Congo (RDC)
33
Ukraine
42
Syria
30
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) Number of boarders
1 Number of participants to obtain a certificate of elementary education by province in 2013 (1)(2) Number of participants
Number of passed
Antwerp
3
3
Flemish Brabant
9
7
12
10
West Flanders
(1) Een deelnemer is een kandidaat die minstens 1 examen heeft afgelegd.
East Flanders
5
3
Limburg
3
2
32
25
Total
Number of boarding schools
Nursery education
Primary education
Secondary education
Associate degree nursing
Total number of boarders
GO
33
61
418
1,919
6
2,404
VGO
103
60
776
7,500
157
8,493
OGO
3
16
59
77
34
186
Total
139
137
1,253
9,496
197
11,083
(1) Count date: 1 February 2014. (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: 150 boarders in university colleges, 7 boarders in universities and 27 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 Study certificates awarded by the Examination Board in 2013 Number of diplomas/certificates awarded Certificate 1st stage
13
Certificate 2nd stage
32 678
Diploma secondary education
More than half of the diplomas of vocational secondary education (359)
2 Succes rate by stage and type of secondary education in 2013 Passed Per stage
Failed
1st stage
270
95
74%
2nd stage
806
574
58%
3rd stage
13,105
8,413
61%
Total
14,181
9,082
61%
63
71
47%
14,244
9,153
61%
Business management Total
Passed Type of secondary education
% passed
1st stage 2nd and 3rd stage General Vocational Arts Technical Total
Failed
% passed
270
95
74%
2,665
2,840
48%
8,493
4,033
68%
162
86
65%
2,591
2,028
56%
14,181
9,082
61%
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Elementary educationPUPIL Leerlingen OVERVIEW GUIDANCE CENTRES 1 GENERAL 1 Number of pupil guidance centres by educational network GO
VGO
Pupil guidance centres Permanent support units Total
Elementary educationPUPIL Leerlingen OVERVIEW TRANSPORT 1 GENERAL 1 Number of transported pupils by educational level and educational network
OGO
GO (1)
Total 5
72
Regular elementary education
1,421
1,201
332
2,954
1
1
1
3
Special elementary education
7,540
17,494
4,856
29,890
25
44
6
75
Total elementary education
8,961
18,695
5,188
32,844
Regular secondary education
81
194
-
275
Special secondary education
5,567
11,375
1,834
18,776
Total secondary education
5,648
11,569
1,834
19,051
14,609
30,264
7,022
51,895
Temporary posts
F
T
M
Total
F
T
M
F
T
GO
72
387
459
17
177
194
89
564
653
VGO
208
1,173
1,381
35
433
468
243
1,606
1,849
OGO
32
132
164
5
68
73
37
200
237
Total
312
1,692
2,004
57
678
735
369
2,370
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)
Tenured posts Temporary posts Total
Total
43
Total M
OGO
24
2 Staff of pupil guidance centres by legal status and gender (full-time equivalents) Tenured posts
VGO
2008-2009
2009-2010
2010-2011
2011-2012
2012-2013
2013-2014
2,040
2,004
1,990
2,040
2,001
2,004
737
767
773
702
748
735
2,777
2,771
2,763
2,742
2,749
2,739
(2) (3)
VGO
OGO
Total
11,895
24,632
5,285
41,812
2,305
6,166
1,612
10,083
14,200
30,798
6,897
51,895
(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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