Elementary educationSchool Leerlingen OVERVIEW population 1 GENERAL 1 School population in Flemish education 2007-2008 Full-time education
Part-time secondary education
elementary education (1)
Part-time vocational secondary education (1)
Nursery education
267,976
Primary education
420,832
Total
688,808
Full-time regular secondary education Special secondary education
418,817 20,177
Total
438,994
tertiary education Associate degree nursing (2) Higher vocational adult education Specific teacher training
328,087
Adult basic education (3)
SecOndary education (1)
6,869 (3)
17,913 9,305
(3)
University colleges (4)
132,120
Universities (4)
84,177
8,636
Adult education Secondary adult education (3)
45,780
Part-time arts education Part-time arts education
2008-2009
2009-2010
2010-2011
2011-2012
2012-2013
6,689
6,935
7,332
7,871
8,241
8,636
Secondary adult education (3)
n/a
300,093
303,912
314,576
322,744
328,087
Adult basic education (3)
n/a
n/a
n/a
45,909
45,283
45,780
168,066
167,647
170,337
171,663
173,486
174,102
Part-time secondary education Part-time vocational secondary education (1) Adult education
Part-time arts education 174,102
(5)
(1) Elementary and secondary education: number of pupils enrolled (all enrolments) on 1 February 2013. (2) Associate degree nursing: number of pupils enrolled on 1 February 2013 (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 1/4/2012-31/3/2013. (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 2013. 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 1/4/2012-31/3/2013. (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 2007-2008
2008-2009
2009-2010
2010-2011
2011-2012
2012-2013
Full-time education Elementary education (1) Regular
237,530
243,482
250,391
257,424
262,603
265,953
Special
1,950
1,977
1,962
1,975
1,986
2,023
239,480
245,459
252,353
259,399
264,589
267,976
Regular
384,557
381,882
380,197
381,983
386,696
392,351
Special
27,140
27,543
27,705
28,225
28,566
28,481
Total
411,697
409,425
407,902
410,208
415,262
420,832
Total elementary education
651,177
654,884
660,255
669,607
679,851
688,808
438,315
436,146
429,745
424,820
420,685
418,817
Total primary education (1)
secondary education (1) Regular Special Total secondary education
18,263
18,548
19,015
19,487
19,835
20,177
456,578
454,694
448,760
444,307
440,520
438,994
-
-
5,271
5,837
6,255
6,869
n/a
25,065
18,195
17,757
18,235
17,913
-
-
8,314
9,097
9,199
9,305
104,174
109,795
116,613
123,629
128,498
132,120
64,372
71,645
76,602
79,575
82,113
84,177
tertiary education Associate degree nursing (2) Higher vocational adult education Specific teacher training University colleges Universities
(4)
(4)
(3)
(3)
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