education Leerlingen ELEMENTARY EDUCATION SCHOOL POPULATION 2 Elementary 1 School population in elementary education (1) NURSERY EDUCATION
4 Changes in the school population in elementary education
PRIMARY EDUCATION
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION (nursery and primary) Regular Special Total 51,842 4,695 56,537 50,071 2,494 52,565 101,913 7,189 109,102
M F T
Regular 21,039 19,648 40,687
Special 440 168 608
Total 21,479 19,816 41,295
Regular 30,803 30,423 61,226
Special 4,255 2,326 6,581
Total 35,058 32,749 67,807
VGO
M F T
84,547 81,518 166,065
811 394 1,205
85,358 81,912 167,270
128,317 127,330 255,647
10,410 6,052 16,462
138,727 133,382 272,109
212,864 208,848 421,712
11,221 6,446 17,667
224,085 215,294 439,379
OGO
M F T
31,715 29,986 61,701
133 54 187
31,848 30,040 61,888
47,699 46,525 94,224
2,791 1,649 4,440
50,490 48,174 98,664
79,414 76,511 155,925
2,924 1,703 4,627
82,338 78,214 160,552
M Total F T
137,301 131,152 268,453
1,384 616 2,000
138,685 131,768 270,453
206,819 204,278 411,097
17,456 10,027 27,483
224,275 214,305 438,580
344,120 335,430 679,550
18,840 10,643 29,483
362,960 346,073 709,033
GO
(1) In order to avoid double counting, pupils enrolled in special education due to long-term illness (type 5 special education) are not included in the figures. On 1 February 2015, there were 121 pupils in type 5 special nursery education and 253 pupils in type 5 special primary education. The average attendance between 1 February 2014 and 31 January 2015 in type 5 special nursery education is 126.56 pupils; for type 5 special primary education it is 209,38 pupils.
Regular elementary education number 400,000
380,197
320,000
280,000
250,391
22.9%
15.3%
22.9%
15.0%
257,424
269,197
265,953
262,603
268,453
240,000
school year
200,000 2009-2010
2010-2011
2011-2012
Regular nursery education
2012-2013
2013-2014
2014-2015
Regular primary education
Special elementary education number 30,000
Primary education
386,696
411,097
360,000
2 Distribution across the educational networks (nursery and primary education) Nursery education
381,983
399,729
392,351
27,705
28,225
28,566
28,481
28,307
1,962
1,975
1,986
2,023
2,042
2009-2010
2010-2011
27,483
24,000
GO 18,000
VGO
62.1%
61.8%
OGO 12,000
3 Distribution over the provinces (1) 6,000
120,000 number 7,692
625
138
0 11.768 12,499
100,000
80,000
16,448
BCR
6,031
2,000 school year
Special nursery education
2011-2012
2012-2013
2013-2014
2014-2015
Special primary education
4,022
571
Regular nursery education
5,257 415 60,000
Special nursery education
275 4,481
Regular primary education
383 40,000
Special primary education
356 (1)
Not included in the chart: Hainaut Province
20,000 76,646 0
115,315
Antwerp
54,267
82,607
Flemish Brabant and BCR
43,392 67,856
West Flanders
60,664
93,968
East Flanders
33,443
51,292
Limburg
province
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Elementary education Leerlingen EDUCATION EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS 2 ELEMENTARY 1 Schools in elementary education
2 Distribution across the provinces (1) number
GO
VGO
OGO
Total
700
NURSERY EDUCATION Regular nursery education
382
1,355
487
2,224
Special nursery education
25
64
10
99
Total nursery education
407
1,419
497
2,323
PRIMARY EDUCATION Regular primary education
382
1,350
496
2,228
Special primary education
34
127
34
195
416
1,477
530
2,423
Regular elementary education
385
1,482
525
2,392
Special elementary education
34
127
34
195
Total elementary education
419
1,609
559
2,587
Total primary education ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
600
7
122
123
131
46
500
11
30
24
30 25
400
BCR
46
44
44
14
300
29 29
200
100
574
585
633
458
452
493
405
414
428
493
488
518
293
288
319
province
Antwerp
(1)
Besides these schools there were 6 schools organising type 5 special education (for pupils with long-term illness). These provide special nursery education as well as special primary education. They are not included in the data. French language schools are not included in the data.
7
46
25
In elementary education a school can organise nursery education, primary education or both nursery and primary education. In the table above the following information is integrated: - nursery schools: all schools organising nursery education - primary schools: all schools organising primary education - elementary schools: schools organising only nursery education, only primary education or both nursery and primary education. As a consequence, the sum of the number of nursery schools and the number of primary schools is higher than the number of elementary schools.
4 46
Flemish Brabant and BCR
West Flanders
East Flanders
Limburg
Regular nursery education
Regular nursery education
Total regular elementary education
Special nursery education
Special primary education
Total special elementary education
Not included in the chart: Hainaut Province
3 Distribution across the educational networks (nursery and primary education) Nursery education
21.4%
17.5%
Primary education
21.9%
17.2%
GO VGO OGO
61.1%
61.0%
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Elementary education Leerlingen EDUCATION STAFF 2 ELEMENTARY 1 Staff in elementary education expressed in number of persons/number of full-time equivalents Men
Women
4 Age structure of staff in elementary education by educational network and gender
Total
Number of persons
9,860
64,060
73,920
Number of full-time equivalents
9,007
54,923
63,930
GO M
2 Staff in elementary education by level of education and gender Women
Regular nursery education
684
22,351
23,035
Special nursery education
14
608
622
Total nursery education
698
22,959
23,657
Regular primary education
7,812
33,166
40,978
Special primary education
1,350
7,935
9,285
Total primary education
9,162
41,101
50,263
Regular elementary education
8,496
55,517
64,013
Special elementary education
1,364
8,543
9,907
Total elementary education
9,860
64,060
73,920
M
F
T
M
Total
F
T
M
F
T
322
2,234
2,556
961
7,511
8,472
383
2,727
3,110
1,666
12,472
14,138
30-39
575
3,903
4,478
1,479
10,830
12,309
637
4,498
5,135
2,691
19,231
21,922
40-49
341
2,784
3,125
1,145
9,648
10,793
409
3,513
3,922
1,895
15,945
17,840
50-59
288
1,870
2,158
2,141
9,649
11,790
702
3,320
4,022
3,131
14,839
17,970
71
313
384
282
891
1,173
124
369
493
477
1,573
2,050
1,597
11,104
12,701
6,008
38,529
44,537
2,255
14,427
16,682
9,860
64,060
73,920
236
1,163
1,399
1,291
4,470
5,761
479
1,802
2,281
2,006
7,435
9,441
Total
Total
T
OGO
20-29
60+ Men
F
VGO
55+
5 Staff in elementary education by legal status and age group 20-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60+
Total
REGULAR ELEMENTARY EDUCATION 1,793
13,570
13,925
15,285
1,588
46,161
10,521
5,060
1,501
595
175
17,852
12,314
18,630
15,426
15,880
1,763
64,013
281
2,468
2,166
1,987
265
7,167
Temporary posts
1,543
824
248
103
22
2,740
Total
1,824
3,292
2,414
2,090
287
9,907
2,074
16,038
16,091
17,272
1,853
53,328
Temporary posts
12,064
5,884
1,749
698
197
20,592
Total
14,138
21,922
17,840
17,970
2,050
73,920
Tenured posts Temporary posts Total SPECIAL ELEMENTARY EDUCATION Tenured posts
3 Staff in elementary education by age group and gender age
60+
477
TOTAL ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
1,573
Tenured posts 50-59
3,131
40-49
30-39
20-29
14,839
1,895
15,945
19,231
2,691
1,666
Tenured posts regular and special elementary education
12,472
5,000
0 Men
5,000 Women
10,000
6 Staff in elementary education by legal status (full-time equivalents)
15,000
Temporary posts regular and special elementary education
number
20,000
22.4%
17.1%
23.0%
18.8%
GO VGO
60.5%
58.2%
OGO
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Elementary education Leerlingen EDUCATION STAFF 2 ELEMENTARY
Elementary education Leerlingen EDUCATION BUDGET 2 ELEMENTARY
7 Staff in elementary education by educational network, legal status and gender Tenured posts M
F
Temporary posts T
M
F
1 Elementary education budget and share of elementary education in the overall education budget (in thousands of euros) Total
T
M
F
T
REGULAR ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
Elementary education budget
3,734,987
Regular elementary education budget
3,229,844 492,119
Special elementary education budget 6,332
376
2,247
2,623
1,153
VGO
3,718 20,968 24,686
1,013
7,545
8,558
4,731 28,513 33,244
Share of elementary education in the overall education budget
OGO
1,366
502
3,082
3,584
1,868 11,267 13,135
(1) The budget integrated in the category ‘not specified’ refers mainly to the budget for in-service training.
Total
5,861 34,708 40,569
1,891 12,874 14,765
7,752 47,582 55,334
GO
777
5,555 8,185
9,551
7,802
8,955
Elementary education - not specified
13,024
(1)
34.36%
2 Elementary education budget by expenditure category
SPECIAL ELEMENTARY EDUCATION GO
247
1,436
1,683
78
501
579
325
1,937
2,262
VGO
610
3,093
3,703
152
1,206
1,358
762
4,299
5,061
OGO
120
815
935
48
290
338
168
1,105
1,273
Total
977
5,344
6,321
278
1,997
2,275
1,255
7,341
8,596
Regular elementary education
14.0%
Special elementary education 8.5% 2.6%
4.4%
Operational
TOTAL ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
Investments
GO
1,024
6,991
8,015
454
2,748
3,202
1,478
VGO
4,328 24,061 28,389
1,165
8,751
9,916
5,493 32,812 38,305
OGO
1,486
550
3,372
3,922
2,036 12,372 14,408
Total
6,838 40,052 46,890
2,169 14,871 17,040
9,007 54,923 63,930
9,000 10,486
9,739 11,217 81.6%
Wages
88.9%
3 Elementary education budget by educational network 8 Changes in staff in elementary education by legal status
Regular elementary education
Special elementary education 0.3%
2009-2010
2010-2011
2011-2012
2012-2013
2013-2014
2014-2015
REGULAR ELEMENTARY EDUCATION Tenured posts
42,857
43,086
44,628
44,356
45,746
46,161
Temporary posts
17,129
17,061
15,749
17,847
17,425
17,852
Total
59,986
60,147
60,377
62,203
63,171
64,013
Tenured posts
6,421
6,599
7,045
7,104
7,142
7,167
Temporary posts
2,918
2,934
2,575
2,608
2,657
2,740
Total
9,339
9,533
9,620
9,712
9,799
9,907
Tenured posts
49,278
49,685
51,673
51,460
52,888
53,328
Temporary posts
20,047
19,995
18,324
20,455
20,082
20,592
Total
69,325
69,680
69,997
71,915
72,970
73,920
23.3%
16.0%
14.2%
31.1%
GO VGO OGO
60.8%
54.4%
Cross educational networks
SPECIAL ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
TOTAL ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
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Elementary education Leerlingen EDUCATION BUDGET 2 ELEMENTARY 4 Changes in elementary education budget by expenditure category (in thousands of euros) 2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2,611,484
2,711,849
2,845,301
2,984,989
3,040,242
3,082,988
Operational
464,644
466,056
475,522
488,068
498,977
498,504
Investments
119,036
137,260
146,964
168,070
172,022
153,495
3,195,164
3,315,165
3,467,787
3,641,127
3,711,241
3,734,987
Wages (1)
Total
(1) Wage bill for staff paid directly by the Education and Training policy area.
Elementary education Leerlingen EDUCATION INFRASTRUCTURE 2 ELEMENTARY 1 Approved subsidy amounts and approved subsidy applications in regular elementary education in 2014 VGO
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
556,961
586,864
612,129
642,951
659,087
678,205
VGO
1,930,882
1,993,933
2,079,064
2,176,494
2,224,658
2,230,142
OGO
699,309
726,270
769,899
816,393
822,310
820,828
8,012
8,098
6,695
5,289
5,186
5,812
3,195,164
3,315,165
3,467,787
3,641,127
3,711,241
3,734,987
GO
Cross educational networks Total
Number of subsidy applications
Amount (in euros)
207
20,467,110
27
50,328,661
234
Flemish Brabant
14,171,443
130
6,373,783
6
20,545,226
136
3,562,446
29
-
-
3,562,446
29
West Flanders
12,710,193
162
42,015
2
12,752,208
164
East Flanders
20,224,985
177
16,334,001
18
36,558,986
195
Limburg
11,354,847
120
915,478
3
12,270,326
123
Total
91,885,464
825
44,132,387
56
136,017,852
881
2 Approved subsidy amounts and approved subsidy applications in special elementary education in 2014
15,981
16,000 14,000
13,940
14,569
16,160
16,502
15,285
OGO
Number of subsidy applications
Total
Number of subsidy applications
Amount (in euros)
Amount (in euros)
Number of subsidy applications
8,323,970
10
9,782
1
8,333,751
11
Flemish Brabant
721,402
5
-
-
721,402
5
BCR
456,007
1
-
-
456,007
1
West Flanders
503,227
9
399,651
1
902,877
10
East Flanders
8,691,019
10
480,043
1
9,171,062
11
18,432
3
-
-
18,432
3
18,714,058
38
889,475
3
19,603,533
41
Antwerp
euros
Number of subsidy applications
Amount (in euros)
29,861,551
Amount (in euros)
18,000
Number of subsidy applications
Amount (in euros)
VGO
6 Changes in expenditure per pupil by educational network (in euros)
Total
Antwerp BCR
5 Changes in elementary education budget by educational network (in thousands of euros)
OGO
Limburg Total
12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 0
4,341
4,423
4,558
4,723
4,759
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Regular elementary education
4,724
2015
year
Special elementary education
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Elementary education Leerlingen EDUCATION SCHOOL ALLOWANCES 2 ELEMENTARY 1 School allowances in elementary education (1)
Number of allowances granted
Number of applications
Elementary education Leerlingen EDUCATION EXAMINATION BOARD 2 ELEMENTARY 1 Number of participants to obtain a certificate of elementary education by province in 2014 (1)(2)
Percentage of allowances granted
Total amount of allowances granted (in euros)
Average allowance (in euros)
Nursery education(2)
77,340
50,635
65.47%
4,668,547
92.20
Primary education
145,259
101,898
70.15%
13,342,260
130.94
(1) As known on 20/08/2015. (2) In nursery education a lump sum of 92.20 euros is granted.
Number of participants Antwerp
10
8
Flemish Brabant
13
11
West Flanders
12
10
East Flanders
5
3
Limburg
6
3
46
35
Total
2 School allowances in nursery education by province (1)(2) Number of applications
Number of allowances granted 17,311
1,596,074
Flemish Brabant
8,177
5,142
474,092
BCR
5,813
4,265
393,233
West Flanders
11,175
6,793
626,315
East Flanders
16,133
10,358
955,008
Limburg
10,184
6,637
611,931
235
112
10,326
Other provinces Unknown
(3)
Total
(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 amount of allowances granted (in euros)
25,434
Antwerp
Passed
189
17
1,567
77,340
50,635
4,668,547
(1) As known on 20/08/2015. (2) In nursery education a lump sum of 92.20 euros is granted. (3) Persons not resident in one of the provinces of Belgium.
3 School allowances in primary education by province (1)
Number of applications
Number of allowances granted
Total amount of allowances granted (in euros)
Average allowance (in euros)
Antwerp
45,790
33,196
4,421,984
133.21
Flemish Brabant
15,894
10,685
1,383,524
129.48
8,851
6,722
920,721
136.97
West Flanders
22,281
14,949
1,914,659
128.08
East Flanders
31,645
21,903
2,844,552
129.87
Limburg
19,976
14,106
1,813,691
128.58
520
298
38,005
127.53
BCR
Other provinces Unknown Total
(2)
302
39
5,123
131.37
145,259
101,898
13,342,260
130.,94
(1) As known on 20/08/2015. (2) Persons not resident in one of the provinces of Belgium.
Note:
The above data are not yet final, as a number of applications are still under consideration for the school year 2014-2015. Due to this the number of allowances granted may increase further.
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