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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Elementary educationEducational Leerlingen OVERVIEW institutions 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
169
Schools providing nursery and primary education
2,034
Total
2,368
Full-time regular secondary education (3) (4)
954
Special secondary education (2)
113
Total
Tenured posts (4)
47
Adult education Secondary adult education Adult basic education
Secondary education (5)
104 13
Part-time arts education
168
tertiary education
20
Higher vocational adult education and specific teacher training (5)
57
Universities
(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
Part-time arts education
Secondary education
University colleges
Elementary educationStaffLeerlingen OVERVIEW 1 GENERAL
21 7
(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 6 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 954 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 954 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 education and secondary adult education.
Secondary adult education Adult basic education
Staff of pupil guidance centres, education inspectorate, educational advisory service, boarding schools, … Total Universities
F
T
T
F
T
7,358
44,102
51,460
2,521
17,934
20,455
9,879
62,036
71,915
21,599
36,758
58,357
6,701
11,941
18,642
28,300
48,699
76,999
110
747
857
68
366
434
178
1,113
1,291
276
336
612
396
253
649
672
589
1,261
3,180
3,985
7,165
2,588
2,952
5,540
5,768
6,937
12,705
1,172
2,725
3,897
968
1,552
2,520
2,140
4,277
6,417
-
-
-
137
777
914
137
777
914
1,650
2,309
3,959
700
1,069
1,769
2,350
3,378
5,728
974
3,292
4,266
340
1,663
2,003
1,314
4,955
6,269
94,254 130,573
14,419
38,507
52,926
36,319
M
Total
F
(4)
Part-time arts education
Temporary posts M
50,738 132,761 183,499 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, … Total Universities
F
T
M
6,980
38,174
45,154
20,513
31,980
87
Total
F
T
F
T
2,106
15,076
17,182
9,086
53,250
62,336
52,493
5,936
10,311
16,247
26,449
42,291
68,740
623
710
48
289
337
135
912
1,047
227
271
498
138
150
288
365
421
786
2,871
3,333
6,204
1,588
2,131
3,719
4,459
5,464
9,923
1,016
2,218
3,234
608
1076
1,684
1,624
3,294
4,918
-
-
-
116
576
692
116
576
692
1,440
1,832
3,272
396
591
987
1,836
2,423
4,259
906
2,664
3,570
288
1,291
1,579
1,194
3,955
5,149
81,095 115,135
11,224
31,491
42,715
34,040 (5)
Temporary posts M
45,264 112,586 157,850 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 2013 were not yet available at the time of publication.
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BASISONDERWIJS OVERVIEWLeerlingen Staff 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
3,392
60+
Regular elementary education
3,899
Special elementary education 16,389
50-59
Regular secondary education (1)
33,001
Special secondary education 11,786
40-49
6,089
20-29 30,000
20,000
10,000
Men
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
Women
(1) Excluding staff employed by universities.
2008-2009
2009-2010
2010-2011
2011-2012
2012-2013
Regular elementary education
59,194
59,566
59,986
60,147
60,377
62,203
Special elementary education
9,738
9,147
9,339
9,533
9,620
9,712
70,561
71,534
70,936
70,275
69,507
68,527
7,299
7,473
7,774
8,032
8,296
8,472
-
-
1,006
1,118
1,203
1,291
1,305
1,272
1,301
1,302
1,308
1,261
11,936
12,460
12,730
12,705
12,592
12,705
5,978
6,088
6,180
6,284
6,331
6,417
-
809
848
868
899
914
Part-time arts education
5,470
5,530
5,613
5,680
5,708
5,728
Staff of pupil guidance centres, education inspectorate, educational advisory service , boarding schools, ‌
4,760
6,083
6,223
6,274
6,270
6,269
176,241
179,962
181,936
182,218
182,111
183,499
11,268
11,583
11,838
12,016
12,169
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)
51,353
51,122
53,868
8,457
7,921
8,108
8,267
8,312
8,468
63,077
63,984
63,369
62,499
61,593
61,079
6,565
6,709
6,969
7,228
7,416
7,661
911
978
1,047
785
800
805
786
9,561
9,838
10,041
9,973
9,831
9,923
4,631
4,746
4,825
4,831
4,832
4,918
-
619
644
652
672
692
Part-time arts education
4,076
4,120
4,174
4,234
4,237
4,259
Staff of pupil guidance centres, education inspectorate, educational advisory service, boarding schools, ‌
3,882
5,033
5,137
5,134
5,144
5,149
151,340
154,707
156,174
155,882
154,942
157,850
8,174.50
8,339.80
8,547.10
8,520.80
8,618.20
n/a
Universities
2007-2008
51,297
825
Total
4 Changes in staff by level of education expressed in number of persons
50,982
-
Adult basic education
40,000
50,328
2010-2011 2011-2012 (6) 2012-2013
755
Secondary adult education number
2009-2010
-
University colleges (3)
22,768
2008-2009
763
Higher vocational adult education and specific teacher training
38,845
13,082
30-39
Associate degree nursing (2)
34,248
2007-2008
(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 2013 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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BASISONDERWIJS OVERVIEWLeerlingen Budget 1 GENERAL
BASISONDERWIJS OVERVIEWLeerlingen Infrastructure 1 GENERAL
1 Overall education budget (in thousands of euros) 2008
2009
1 Approved subsidy amounts and approved subsidy applications by educational level in 2012 2010
2011
2012
2013
Changes in the Flemish education budget
9,801,404
9,286,609
9,854,974
10,144,051
10,386,131
10,650,032
The education budget as a percentage of the Flemish budget
40.82%
36.54%
39.02%
39.03%
38.53%
38.29%
2 Distribution of the education budget by educational level
34.1%
15.8% 38.8% 39,5%
26,011,051
77
106,759,610
753
Special elementary education
4,621,677
34
6,909,431
6
11,531,108
40
44,197,860
392
3,634,159
7
47,832,019
399
5,250,144
30
192,470
2
5,442,614
32
-
-
-
-
-
-
3,508,901
10
7,116,496
9
10,625,397
19
50,406
1
-
-
50,406
1
Pupil guidance centres
2,101,684
25
-
-
2,101,684
25
Boarding schools
2,693,062
41
-
-
2,693,062
41
143,172,293
1,209
43,863,607
101
187,035,900
1,310
Secondary education
Part-time arts education
Part-time vocational secondary education
Tertiary education
Not related to educational levels
Adult education Part-time arts education
Total 2010
2011
2012
Number of subsidy applications
Amount (in euros)
676
Special secondary education
2009
Number of subsidy applications
Amount (in euros)
80,748,559
Adult education
2008
Total
Regular elementary education
Elementary education
3 Changes in the education budget by educational level (in thousands of euros)
OGO
Number of subsidy applications
Amount (in euros)
Full-time regular secondary education
5.6%
2.1% 3.5%
VGO
2013
Elementary education
3,196,299
2,909,380
3,186,027
3,305,832
3,459,747
3,632,940
Secondary education
3,950,983
3,667,907
3,925,453
4,014,330
4,096,059
4,136,467
Tertiary education
1,633,961
1,636,195
1,648,823
1,666,351
1,641,072
1,680,480
Adult education
303,189
315,098
333,435
355,408
370,464
373,352
Part-time arts education
188,375
199,175
204,754
216,767
224,098
228,521
2 Approved subsidy amounts and approved subsidy applications by province in 2012
VGO Amount (in euros)
OGO
Number of subsidy applications
Total
Number of subsidy applications
Amount (in euros)
Amount (in euros)
Number of subsidy applications
Antwerp
32,985,974
309
20,247,109
45
53,233,083
354
Flemish Brabant
14,208,641
133
4,247,289
8
18,455,930
141
7,660,522
39
3,246,136
4
10,906,658
43
West Flanders
27,056,223
276
4,581,953
12
31,638,176
288
East Flanders
28,770,395
272
9,886,604
22
38,656,999
294
Limburg
32,490,537
180
1,654,515
10
34,145,052
190
143,172,292
1,209
43,863,606
101
187,035,898
1,310
BCR
Total
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BASISONDERWIJS OVERVIEWLeerlingen School and study allowances 1 GENERAL 1 School and study allowances by educational level
Number of applications
Number of allowances granted (1) (2)
Percentage of allowances granted
Total amount of allowances granted (in euros)
Handled applications
Average allowance (in euros)
73,360
49,527
67.51%
4,325,193
87.33
Primary education
131,893
98,487
74.67%
12,199,822
123.87
Secondary education
156,276
118,284
75.69%
48,573,887
410.65
Full-time secondary education
151,880
116,094
76.44%
47,990,211
413.37
Part-time secondary education
4,396
2,190
49.82%
583,676
266.52
Associate degree nursing
2,659
1,479
55.62%
1,831,108
1,238.07
Syntra
1,287
890
69.15%
211,721
237.89
Tertiary education of which
64,574
43,745
67.74%
72,996,344
1,668.68
- Universities
18,216
12,582
69.07%
22,914,401
1,821.20
- University colleges
44,270
30,631
69.19%
49,149,193
1,604.56
2,088
532
25.48%
932,750
1,753.29
430,049
312,412
72.65%
140,138,075
-
- Unknown Total
(National Academic Recognition Information Centre)
1 Number of applications in 2012
Nursery education
(3)
BASISONDERWIJS OVERVIEWLeerlingen NARIC 1 GENERAL
Equivalence refused (negative advice)
Equivalence awarded (positive advice)
Recognition of secondary education
1,850
174
(2)
(2)
Academic recognition (higher education)
1,478
556
173
359
Recognition at the level of an associate degree
201
37
10
94
Recognition of adult education
310
157
50
50
Professional recognition
129
51
17
59
Definition of higher education level
245
46
88
119
Certificates
612
45
(3)
(3)
(1) Only complete applications are processed. (2) For secondary education, no value is entered for equivalence since all handled applications receive a positive advice. The equivalence for secondary education concerns equivalence with a final diploma or equivalence with one of the stages or one of the years of study. All applications thus receive some form of equivalence. (3) Certificates contain useful information about specific Flemish qualifications for credential evaluators abroad. Equivalence is therefore not relevant to this procedure.
2 Top 10 countries of origin of applicants in 2012
(1) As known on 20/08/2013. (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).
All procedures Country
Remark: The data above are not yet final, as a number of applications are still under consideration (55,376 applications) for the school year 2012-2013. Due to this the number of allowances granted may increase further.
Incomplete applications (1)
Number
The Netherlands
952
Morocco
246
Russia
159
India
135
Bulgaria
135
United Kingdom
135
Romania
134
Poland
130
Turkey
127
France
122
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BASISONDERWIJS OVERVIEWLeerlingen Examination board 1 GENERAL A Elementary education
2 Certificates and diplomas awarded in 2012 (first examination period)
1 Number of participants to obtain a certificate of elementary education by province in 2012 (1)(2) Number of participants
Certificate/diploma possible (= registered for all courses) Certificate / Diploma (1)
Number of passed
Antwerp
14
8
Flemish Brabant
16
12
West Flanders
10
8 1
(1) Een Flanders deelnemer is een kandidaat die minstens 1 examen heeft afgelegd. East 3
Limburg
11
5
Total
54
34
1st and 2nd Men stage
3rd stage
(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).
Total
B Secondary education Since october 2012 the procedures of the examination board are changed. Exams are now permanently organised.
Certificate(s)
Certificate/diploma not possible (= not registered for all courses)
Failed
Total
Certificate(s)
Failed
Total
Total
34
16
-
50
73
7
80
130
Women
17
5
-
22
53
10
63
85
Total
51
21
-
72
126
17
143
215
Men
220
347
16
583
376
165
541
1,124
Women
122
217
20
359
324
112
436
795
Total
342
564
36
942
700
277
977
1,919
Men
254
363
16
633
449
172
621
1,254
Women
139
222
20
381
377
122
499
880
Total
393
585
36
1,014
826
294
1,120
2,134
(1) A certificate can be obtained in the 1st and 2nd stage of secondary education, a diploma in the 3rd stage of secondary education.
1 Number of participants to obtain a certificate or diploma of secondary education by age group in 2012 (first examination period) (1) Number of participants by age group 161st and 2nd stage
3rd stage
Total
17-19
20-25
26+
Total
Men
79
45
4
2
130
Women
58
22
2
3
85
Total
137
67
6
5
215
Men
28
378
608
110
1,124
Women
27
302
361
105
795
Total
55
680
969
215
1,919
Men
107
423
612
112
1,254
85
324
363
108
880
192
747
975
220
2,134
Women Total
(1) A participant is a candidate who has passed at least 1 examination.
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(1) Teldatum 1/2/2013. (2) Gegevens op basis van KB. nr. 456 van 10/9/1986. Gegevens van internaten met minder dan 30 internen worden niet opgenomen, aangezien ze niet subsidieerbaar of financierbaar zijn. (3) Volgende studenten werden niet in de statistieken opgenomen : 159 studenten van het University colleges, 5 studenten van het universitair onderwijs en 26 studenten van de Europese hogescholen.
BASISONDERWIJS OVERVIEWLeerlingen Boarding schools 1 GENERAL 1 Number of subsidised/financed boarding schools and boarders (1)(2)(3)
BASISONDERWIJS OVERVIEWLeerlingen Pupil guidance centres 1 GENERAL 1 Number of pupil guidance centres by educational network
Number of boarders Number of boarding schools
Nursery education
Primary education
Secondary education
GO Associate degree nursing
Total number of boarders
GO
32
58
433
1,939
5
2,435
VGO
101
55
822
7,613
138
8,628
OGO
4
18
69
114
32
233
Total
137
131
1,324
9,666
175
11,296
Pupil guidance centres Permanent support units Total
VGO
OGO
Total
24
43
5
72
1
1
1
3
25
44
6
75
2 Staff of pupil guidance centres by legal status and gender (full-time equivalents)
(1) Count date: 1 February 2013. (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, 5 boarders in universities and 26 boarders in European schools.
Tenured posts M
Temporary posts
F
T
M
Total
F
T
M
F
T
GO
72
388
460
18
178
196
90
566
656
VGO
219
1,167
1,386
34
439
473
253
1,606
1,859
OGO
32
123
155
2
77
79
34
200
234
Total
323
1,678
2,001
54
694
748
377
2,372
2,749
3 Changes in staff of pupil guidance centres (full-time equivalents)
Tenured posts Temporary posts Total
2007-2008
2008-2009
2009-2010
2010-2011
2011-2012
2012-2013
2,039
2,040
2,004
1,990
2,040
2,001
747
737
767
773
702
748
2,786
2,777
2,771
2,763
2,742
2,749
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BASISONDERWIJS OVERVIEWLeerlingen Pupil transport 1 GENERAL 1 Number of transported pupils by educational level and educational network GO (1)
VGO
OGO
Total
Regular elementary education
1,415
1,186
333
2,934
Special elementary education
7,521
17,494
4,821
29,836
Total elementary education
8,936
18,680
5,154
32,770
Regular secondary education
74
162
-
236
Special secondary education
5,107
10,795
1,701
17,603
Total secondary education
5,181
10,957
1,701
17,839
14,117
29,637
6,855
50,609
Total
2 Number of transported pupils by transport mode GO (1)
VGO
OGO
Total
Pupils transported collectively
(2)
11,852
23,521
5,263
40,636
Pupils transported individually
(3)
2,265
6,116
1,592
9,973
14,117
29,637
6,855
50,609
Total
(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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