BASISONDERWIJS OVERVIEWLeerlingen School population 1 GENERAL 1 School population in Flemish education 2006-2007 Full-time education
Part-time secondary education
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION (1)
Part-time vocational secondary education (1)
Nursery education
264,589
Primary education
415,262
Total
679,851
Full-time regular secondary education Special secondary education
420,685 19,835
Total
440,520
TERTIARY EDUCATION Associate degree nursing (2) Higher vocational adult education Specific teacher training
322,744
Adult basic education (3)
SECONDARY EDUCATION (1)
6,255 (3)
18,235 9,199
(3)
University colleges (4)
128,498
Universities (4)
82,113
8,241
Adult education Secondary adult education (3)
45,283
Part-time arts education Part-time arts education
2007-2008
2008-2009
2009-2010
2010-2011
2011-2012
6,577
6,689
6,935
7,332
7,871
8,241
301,594
n/a
300,093
303,912
314,576
322,744
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
45,909
45,283
165,157
168,066
167,647
170,337
171,663
173,486
Part-time secondary education Part-time vocational secondary education (1) Adult education Secondary adult education (3) Adult basic education (3) Part-time arts education 173,486
(5)
(1) Elementary and secondary education: number of pupils enrolled (all enrolments) on 1 February 2012. (2) Associate degree nursing: number of pupils enrolled on 1 February 2012 (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 1/4/2011-31/3/2012. (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 2012. 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 2012. (2) Associate degree nursing: number of pupils enrolled on 1 February 2012. (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 1/4/2011-31/3/2012. (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 2012. 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 2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-2009
2009-2010
2010-2011
2011-2012
Full-time education NURSERY EDUCATION (1) Regular
233,344
237,530
243,482
250,391
257,424
262,603
Special
1,907
1,950
1,977
1,962
1,975
1,986
235,251
239,480
245,459
252,353
259,399
264,589
Regular
387,157
384,557
381,882
380,197
381,983
386,696
Special
26,794
27,140
27,543
27,705
28,225
28,566
Total
413,951
411,697
409,425
407,902
410,208
415,262
Total elementary education
649,202
651,177
654,884
660,255
669,607
679,851
439,338
438,315
436,146
429,745
424,820
420,685
Total pRIMARY EDUCATION (1)
SECONDARY EDUCATION (1) Regular Special Total secondary education
18,189
18,263
18,548
19,015
19,487
19,835
457,527
456,578
454,694
448,760
444,307
440,520
-
-
-
5,271
5,837
6,255
26,085
n/a
25,065
18,195
17,757
18,235
-
-
-
8,314
9,097
9,199
102,477
104,174
109,795
116,613
123,629
128,498
60,866
64,372
71,645
76,602
79,575
82,113
TERTIARY EDUCATION Associate degree nursing (2) Higher vocational adult education Specific teacher training University colleges Universities
(4)
(4)
(3)
(3)
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BASISONDERWIJS OVERVIEWLeerlingen Educational institutions 1 GENERAL 1 Educational institutions in Flemish education Full-time education ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
BASISONDERWIJS OVERVIEWLeerlingen Staff 1 GENERAL 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
169
Autonomous primary schools
174
Schools providing nursery and primary education
2,011
Total
2,354
Full-time regular secondary education (3) (4)
956
Special secondary education (2)
112
Total
Tenured posts (4)
47
Adult education Secondary adult education Adult basic education
105 13
Part-time arts education
TERTIARY EDUCATION 20
Higher vocational adult education and specific teacher training (5)
59
University colleges
22
9,777
60,220
69,997
18,377
28,994
48,809
77,803
317
380
164
1,039
1,203
427
275
702
704
604
1,308
7,066
2,614
2,912
5,526
5,818
6,774
12,592
2,651
3,814
972
1,545
2,517
2,135
4,196
6,331
-
-
-
136
763
899
136
763
899
Part-time arts education
1,656
2,288
3,944
723
1,041
1,764
2,379
3,329
5,708
Staff of pupil guidance centres, education inspectorate, educational advisory service, boarding schools, …
1,007
3,326
4,333
360
1,577
1,937
1,367
4,903
6,270
94,490 131,685
14,279
36,147
50,426
(1)
Associate degree nursing
(2)
Higher vocational adult education and specific teacher training
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 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 956 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 956 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 111 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
T
F
T
7,538
44,135
51,673
2,239
16,085
18,324
22,249
37,177
59,426
6,745
11,632
101
722
823
63
277
329
606
3,204
3,862
1,163
(4)
Total Universities
F
37,195
M
Total T
University colleges (3) 168
Temporary posts
F
Secondary education (5)
1,068
Associate degree nursing (3)
M Elementary education
Part-time arts education
SECONDARY EDUCATION
Universities
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M
51,474 130,637 182,111 n/a
(5)
n/a
n/a
2 Staff by level of education expressed in number of full-time equivalents (6) 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
7,051
37,601
44,652
20,970
32,093
81
Total
F
T
F
T
1,837
12,945
14,782
8,888
50,546
59,434
53,063
5,967
9,979
15,946
26,937
42,072
69,009
604
685
45
248
293
126
852
978
227
262
489
152
164
316
379
426
805
2,900
3,234
6,134
1,594
2,103
3,697
4,494
5,337
9,831
1,008
2,141
3,149
627
1,056
1,683
1,635
3,197
4,832
-
-
-
112
560
672
112
560
672
1,447
1,824
3,271
406
560
966
1,853
2,384
4,237
930
2,668
3,598
302
1,244
1,546
1,232
3,912
5,144
80,427 115,041
11,042
28,859
39,901
34,614 (5)
Temporary posts M
45,656 109,286 154,942 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 2012 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 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 (6)
age
2006-2007 3,343
60+
Regular elementary education
3,716
Special elementary education 16,949
50-59
Regular secondary education (1)
32,078
Special secondary education 12,050
40-49
6,335
20-29 30,000
20,000
10,000
Men
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
Women
(1) Excluding staff employed by universities.
2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-2009
2009-2010
2010-2011
2011-2012
Regular elementary education
59,121
59,194
59,566
59,986
60,147
60,377
Special elementary education
9,561
9,738
9,147
9,339
9,533
9,620
70,221
70,561
71,534
70,936
70,275
69,507
7,025
7,299
7,473
7,774
8,032
8,296
-
-
-
1,006
1,118
1,203
1,270
1,305
1,272
1,301
1,302
1,308
11,647
11,936
12,460
12,730
12,705
12,592
5,824
5,978
6,088
6,180
6,284
6,331
-
-
809
848
868
899
Part-time arts education
5,246
5,470
5,530
5,613
5,680
5,708
Staff of pupil guidance centres, education inspectorate, educational advisory service , boarding schools, ‌
4,747
4,760
6,083
6,223
6,274
6,270
174,662
176,241
179,962
181,936
182,218
182,111
11,180
11,268
11,583
11,838
12,016
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)
50,982
51,297
51,353
51,122
8,290
8,457
7,921
8,108
8,267
8,312
62,575
63,077
63,984
63,369
62,499
61,593
6,300
6,565
6,709
6,969
7,228
7,416
-
825
911
978
785
800
805
9,354
9,561
9,838
10,041
9,973
9,831
4,469
4,631
4,746
4,825
4,831
4,832
-
-
619
644
652
672
Part-time arts education
3,917
4,076
4,120
4,174
4,234
4,237
Staff of pupil guidance centres, education inspectorate, educational advisory service, boarding schools, ‌
3,868
3,882
5,033
5,137
5,134
5,144
149,496
151,340
154,707
156,174
155,882
154,942
8,194.00
8,174.50
8,339.80
8,547.10
8,520.80
n/a
Universities
Changes in staff by level of education expressed in number of persons
50,328
755
Total
4
2011-2012
-
Adult basic education
40,000
2010-2011
763
Secondary adult education number
2009-2010
-
University colleges (3)
22,785
2008-2009
732
Higher vocational adult education and specific teacher training
37,517
12,797
30-39
Associate degree nursing (2)
34,541
49,991
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 2012 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.
Flemish Education in Figures | School Year 2011-2012 | 6
BASISONDERWIJS OVERVIEWLeerlingen Budget 1 GENERAL
BASISONDERWIJS OVERVIEWLeerlingen Infrastructure 1 GENERAL
1 Overall education budget (in thousands of euros) 2007
2008
1 Approved subsidy amounts and approved subsidy applications by educational level in 2011 2009
2010
2011
2012
Changes in the Flemish education budget
8,859,496
9,801,404
9,286,609
9,854,974
10,144,051
10,376,202
The education budget as a percentage of the Flemish budget
39.62%
40.82%
36.54%
39.02%
39.03%
38.49%
2 Distribution of the education budget by educational level
33.3% 39.5%
Elementary education
Adult education
Secondary education
Part-time arts education
Tertiary education
Not related to educational levels
2008
2009
2010
25,058,501
55
102,295,529
686
Special elementary education
5,160,366
27
1,838,350
3
6,998,716
30
53,505,943
474
4,762,586
12
58,268,529
486
5,260,562
26
2,686,649
5
7,947,211
31
96,053
1
-
-
96,053
1
1,408,104
3
-
-
1,408,104
3
Part-time arts education
49,063
1
-
-
49,063
1
Pupil guidance centres
747,330
13
-
-
747,330
13
Adult education
2011
Boarding schools
2012
Elementary education
2,813,603
3,196,299
2,909,380
3,186,027
3,305,832
3,453,837
Secondary education
3,585,749
3,950,983
3,667,907
3,925,453
4,014,330
4,101,905
Tertiary education
1,528,040
1,633,961
1,636,195
1,648,823
1,666,351
1,636,042
Adult education
282,549
303,189
315,098
333,435
355,408
366,894
Part-time arts education
178,982
188,375
199,175
204,754
216,767
223,745
Number of subsidy applications
Amount (in euros)
631
Total 2007
Number of subsidy applications
Amount (in euros)
77,237,028
Part-time vocational secondary education
3 Changes in the education budget by educational level (in thousands of euros)
Total
Regular elementary education
Special secondary education
15.8%
OGO
Number of subsidy applications
Amount (in euros)
Full-time regular secondary education
5.7%
2.2% 3.5%
VGO
5,338,770
40
-
-
5,338,770
40
148,803,219
1,216
34,346,086
75
183,149,305
1,291
2 Approved subsidy amounts and approved subsidy applications by province in 2011 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
37,970,434
328
9,284,999
23
47,255,433
351
Flemish Brabant
13,298,096
122
4,317,771
7
17,615,867
129
BCR
15,888,388
31
2,309,244
4
18,197,632
35
West Flanders
23,763,668
258
8,481,101
17
32,244,769
275
East Flanders
36,350,634
289
5,545,499
15
41,896,133
304
Limburg
21,531,999
188
4,407,472
9
25,939,471
197
148,803,219
1,216
34,346,086
75
183,149,305
1,291
Total
Flemish Education in Figures | School Year 2011-2012 | 7
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)
69,366
50,316
72.54%
4,282,898
85.12
Primary education
125,656
98,952
78.75%
11,960,357
120.87
Secondary education
152,750
117,465
76.90%
47,016,121
400.26
Full-time secondary education
148,706
115,457
77.64%
46,504,550
402.79
Part-time secondary education
4,044
2,008
49.65%
511,571
254.77
Associate degree nursing
2,337
1,411
60.38%
1,716,234
1,216.32
Syntra (3)
1,284
877
68.30%
200,833
229.00
Tertiary education of which
63,653
44,638
70.13%
73,169,114
1,639.17
- Universities
18,308
13,011
71.07%
23,432,433
1,800.97
- University colleges
43,183
31,049
71.90%
48,775,756
1,570.93
2,162
578
26.73%
960,925
1,662.50
415,046
313,659
75.57%
138,345,557
-
- Unknown Total
(National Academic Recognition Information Centre)
1 Number of applications in 2011
Nursery education
(4)
BASISONDERWIJS OVERVIEWLeerlingen NARIC 1 GENERAL
(1) As known on 19/09/2012. (2) School allowances are awarded to pupils in nursery, primary and secondary education; study allowances are awarded to students in higher education. (3) Syntra Flanders: Flemish Agency for Entrepreneurial Training. (4) 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 applications are still under consideration (35,486 applications) for the school year 2011-2012. Due to this the number of allowances granted may increase further.
Incomplete applications (1)
Equivalence refused (negative advice)
Equivalence awarded (positive advice)
Recognition of secondary education
2,950
389
(2)
(2)
Academic recognition (higher education)
2,043
663
534
846
97
19
56
22
Recognition of adult education
358
167
102
89
Professional recognition
116
33
16
67
Definition of higher education level
610
125
144
341
Certificates
165
10
(3)
(3)
Recognition at the level of an associate degree
(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 2011 Recognition of secondary education Country
Academic recognition
Number
Country
Number
The Netherlands
518
The Netherlands
329
Morocco
204
Russia
104
Turkey
122
Morocco
76
Poland
115
Iraq
66
Romania
113
Poland
45
Russia
99
Armenia
40
Bulgaria
89
Ukraine
39
Iran
70
Turkey
37
Armenia
65
Philippines
36
Kosovo
49
Romania
36
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BASISONDERWIJS OVERVIEWLeerlingen Examination board 1 GENERAL A Elementary education
2 Certificates and diplomas awarded in 2011
1 Number of participants to obtain a certificate of elementary education by age group in 2011 (1)
Certificate / Diploma (1)
Number of participants by age group 9-12 Number of participants
13-18
33
11
Certificate/diploma possible (= registered for all courses)
18+
Total
-
44
1st and 2nd Men stage Women
(1) A participant is a candidate who has passed at least 1 examination.
3rd stage
2 Obtaining the certificate of elementary education in 2011 passed
Failed
Total
Total
Certificate/diploma not possible (= not registered for all courses)
Certificate(s) (2) Failed
Total
Certificate(s) (2)
Failed
tp Total
Total
49
65
-
114
152
26
178
292
29
35
-
64
103
14
117
181
Total
78
100
-
178
255
40
295
473
Men
323
667
28
1,018
802
161
963
1,981
Women
220
386
22
628
615
103
718
1,346
Total
543
1,053
50
1,646
1,417
264
1,681
3,327
Men
372
732
28
1,132
954
187
1,141
2,273
Men
22
6
28
Women
249
421
22
692
718
117
835
1,527
Women
14
2
16
Total
36
8
44
Total
621
1,153
50
1,824
1,672
304
1,976
3,800
(1) A certificate can be obtained in the 1st and 2nd stage of secondary education, a diploma in the 3rd stage of secondary education. (2) A certificate (subject certificate or course certificate) is achieved when one passes the examination for a given subject.
B Secondary education 1 Number of participants to obtain a certificate or diploma of secondary education by age group in 2011 (1) Number of participants by age group 161st and 2nd stage
3rd stage
Total
17-19
20-25
26+
Total
Men
180
91
15
6
292
Women
106
65
8
2
181
Total
286
156
23
8
473
Men
72
866
893
150
1,981
Women
65
583
521
177
1,346
Total
137
1,449
1,414
327
3,327
Men
252
957
908
156
2,273
Women
171
648
529
179
1,527
Total
423
1,605
1,437
335
3,800
(1) A participant is a candidate who has passed at least 1 examination.
Flemish Education in Figures | School Year 2011-2012 | 9
BASISONDERWIJS OVERVIEWLeerlingen Boarding schools 1 GENERAL
BASISONDERWIJS OVERVIEWLeerlingen Pupil guidance centres 1 GENERAL
1 Number of subsidised/financed boarding schools and boarders (1)(2)(3)(4)
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
33
64
436
1,896
5
2,401
VGO
101
74
776
7,615
138
8,603
OGO
4
22
90
111
32
255
Total
138
160
1,302
9,622
175
11,259
(1) Count date: 1 February 2012. (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: 160 boarders in university colleges, 6 boarders in universities and 37 boarders in European schools. (4) The nursing courses at the 4th stage of vocational education became associate degree (HBO5) programmes in 2009-10. These courses are allocated to the level of higher education.
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) Tenured posts M
Temporary posts
F
T
M
Total
F
T
M
F
T
GO
80
380
460
15
173
188
95
553
648
VGO
235
1,186
1,421
38
403
441
273
1,589
1,862
OGO
35
124
159
4
69
73
39
193
232
Total
350
1,690
2,040
57
645
702
407
2,335
2,742
3 Changes in staff of pupil guidance centres (full-time equivalents)
Tenured posts Temporary posts Total
2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-2009
2009-2010
2010-2011
2011-2012
1,979
2,039
2,040
2,004
1,990
2,040
820
747
737
767
773
702
2,799
2,786
2,777
2,771
2,763
2,742
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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
1,616
1,366
390
3,372
Special elementary education
7,420
17,390
4,446
29,256
Total elementary education
9,036
18,756
4,836
32,628
Regular secondary education
54
171
-
225
Special secondary education
5,286
8,449
3,981
17,716
Total secondary education
5,340
8,620
3,981
17,941
14,376
27,376
8,817
50,569
Total
2 Number of transported pupils by transport mode GO (1)
VGO
OGO
Total
Pupils transported collectively
(2)
11,997
21,690
6,941
40,628
Pupils transported individually
(3)
2,379
5,686
1,876
9,941
14,376
27,376
8,817
50,569
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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