ElementaryOVERVIEW education Leerlingen SCHOOL POPULATION 1 GENERAL 1 School population in Flemish education 2012-2013 Full-time education
Part-time secondary education
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION (1)
Part-time vocational secondary education (1) 1,986
Special nursery education
438,779
Primary education
24,380
Special primary education Total
Adult education 306,428
Secondary adult education (3)
65,660
Adult basic education (3)
728,934 Part-time arts education
SECONDARY EDUCATION (1) Full-time regular secondary education
421,975 20,331
Special secondary education Total
442,306
TERTIART EDUCATION 6,706
Associate degree nursing (2) Higher vocactional adult education (3) University colleges
16,610 7,810
Specific teacher training (3) Universities
8,980
263,789
Nursery education
120,526
(4)
110,334
(4)
Part-time arts education
2014-2015
2015-2016
2016-2017
2017-2018
Part-time vocational secondary education (1)
8,636
8,867
8,807
8,754
8,864
8,980
328,087
324,903
325,870
316,860
311,779
306,428
45,780
47,861
52,506
58,850
65,950
65,660
174,102
175,251
175,804
177,798
178,624
180,402
Adult education Secondary adult education (3) Adult basic education (3) Part-time arts education
180,402
(5)
2013-2014
Part-time secondary education
(1) Elementary and secondary education: number of pupils enrolled (all enrolments) on 1 February 2018. (2) Associate degree nursing: number of pupils enrolled on 1 February 2018. (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 1/4/2017 - 31/3/2018. (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 2018. 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 2012-2013
2013-2014
2014-2015
2015-2016
2016-2017
2017-2018
Full-time education NURSERY EDUCATION (1) 265,953
269,197
268,453
267,756
266,379
263,789
2,023
2,042
2,000
1,984
1,967
1,986
267,976
271,239
270,453
269,740
268,346
265,775
Regular
392,351
399,729
411,097
422,911
432,291
438,779
Special
28,481
28,307
27,483
25,578
24,645
24,380
Total
420,832
428,036
438,580
448,489
456,936
463,159
Total elementary education
688,808
699,275
709,033
718,229
725,282
728,934
418,817
417,469
416,847
418,228
419,207
421,975
Regular Special Total PRIMARY EDUCATION (1)
SECONDARY EDUCATION (1) Regular Special Total secondary education
20,177
20,495
20,661
20,333
20,130
20,331
438,994
437,964
437,508
438,561
439,337
442,306
6,869
7,383
7,402
7,434
7,062
6,706
17,913
17,989
17,862
17,442
16,947
16,610
9,305
9,425
9,355
8,840
8,500
7,810
132,120
112,360
115,359
117,587
120,081
120,526
84,177
108,771
108,896
108,757
108,728
110,334
TERTIARY EDUCATION Associate degree nursing (2) Higher vocational adult education Specific teacher training University colleges Universities
(4)
(4)
(3)
(3)
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ElementaryOVERVIEW education Leerlingen EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS 1 GENERAL 1 Educational institutions in Flemish education Full-time education ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
ElementaryOVERVIEW education Leerlingen 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
162
Autonomous primary schools
243
Schools providing nursery and primary education
2,208
Total
2,613
49
Full-time regular secondary education (3) (4)
939
Special secondary education (2)
121
M Elementary education
Adult education
Secondary education
(1)
Secondary adult education (5)
91
Associate degree nursing
Adult basic education
13
Higher vocational adult education and specific teacher training
Part-time arts education
(2)
University colleges (3)
Part-time arts education
SECONDARY EDUCATION
Total
Tenured posts (4)
168
1,060
Secondary adult education Adult basic education
(4)
Part-time arts education
Associate degree nursing (3)
20
Staff of pupil guidance centres, education inspectorate, educational advisory service, boarding schools, …
Higher vocational adult education and specific teacher training (5)
30
Total
University colleges
16
TERTIARY EDUCATION
Universities
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 5 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 939 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) 43 of these 939 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 43 schools referred to in this footnote are reported under both full-time secondary education and part-time vocational education. (5) During reference period 1/4/2017-31/3/2018 there were 97 centres for adult education, 91 of which offered secondary adult education and 30 of which offered higher adult education. This means some centres organized secondary as well as higher adult education.
Universities
Temporary posts
F
T
7,117
48,363
55,480
20,105
36,810
182
F
T
F
T
2,538
18,085
20,623
9,655
66,448
76,103
56,915
6,884
12,222
19,106
26,989
49,032
76,021
1,052
1,234
69
311
380
251
1,363
1,614
239
295
534
362
310
672
601
605
1,206
2,432
3,821
6,253
2,073
2,684
4,757
4,505
6,505
11,010
1,142
2,864
4,006
997
1,827
2,824
2,139
4,691
6,830
118
636
754
82
524
606
200
1,160
1,360
1,634
2,469
4,103
654
1,015
1,669
2,288
3,484
5,772
871
3,337
4,208
327
1,634
1,961
1,198
4,971
6,169
99,647 133,487
13,986
38,612
52,598
33,840
M
Total M
47,826 138,259 186,085 n.b.
(5)
n.b.
n.b.
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
(5)
Temporary posts
F
T
6,652
41,869
48,521
18,934
32,057
178
M
Total
F
T
2,161
15,083
17,244
50,991
6,199
10,702
928
1,106
55
186
238
424
2,151
3,126
955
M
F
T
8,813
56,952
65,765
16,901
25,133
42,759
67,892
271
326
233
1,199
1,432
159
207
366
345
445
790
5,277
1,302
1,930
3,232
3,453
5,056
8,509
2,309
3,264
642
1,305
1,947
1,597
3,614
5,211
99
484
583
74
411
485
173
895
1,068
1,387
1,948
3,335
367
582
949
1,754
2,530
4,284
798
2,676
3,474
272
1,270
1,542
1,070
3,946
5,016
31,340
85,635
116,975
11,231
31,761
42,992
42,571
117,396
159,967
n.b.
n.b.
n.b.
(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 2018 were not yet available at the time of publication.
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ElementaryOVERVIEW education Leerlingen 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
2012-2013 4,166
60+
6,069
13,393
50-59
34,025
40-49
30-39
5,549
20-29
21,175
30,000
20,000
10,000
Men
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
Women
(1) Excluding staff employed by universities.
2012-2013
2013-2014
2014-2015
2015-2016
56,242
56,863
57,107
Special elementary education
8,468
8,520
8,596
8,623
8,548
8,658
61,079
60,513
60,078
59,793
59,580
59,452
Special secondary education
7,661
7,944
8,110
8,245
8,262
8,440
Associate degree nursing
1,047
1,143
1,233
1,262
1,277
1,432
786
791
811
821
806
790
University colleges (3)
9,923
8,643
8,282
8,280
8,314
8,509
Secondary adult education
4,918
4,983
5,071
5,117
5,167
5,211
692
707
812
899
980
1,068
Part-time arts education
4,259
4,270
4,314
4,305
4,284
4,284
Staff of pupil guidance centres, education inspectorate, educational advisory service, boarding schools, ...
5,149
5,152
5,147
5,153
5,129
5,016
157,850
157,212
157,788
158,740
159,210
159,967
8,690.06
10,420.47
10,503.44
10,528.87
10,619.91
n.b.
Universities
2016-2017
2017-2018
Regular elementary education
62,203
63,171
64,013
64,793
65,838
66,086
Special elementary education
9,712
9,799
9,907
9,889
9,912
10,017
68,527
67,973
67,419
66,809
66,830
66,617
Special secondary education
8,472
8,801
9,020
9,151
9,229
9,404
Associate degree nursing (2)
1,291
1,399
1,498
1,537
1,560
1,614
Higher vocational adult education and specific teacher training
1,261
1,245
1,248
1,243
1,228
1,206
12,705
11,142
10,637
10,607
10,761
11,010
6,417
6,511
6,585
6,627
6,775
6,830
914
950
1,077
1,194
1,310
1,360
Part-time arts education
5,728
5,755
5,761
5,737
5,754
5,772
Staff of pupil guidance centres, education inspectorate, educational advisory service, boarding schools, ...
6,269
6,282
6,228
6,248
6,276
6,169
183,499
183,028
183,393
183,835
185,473
186,085
12,405
15,085
15,346
15,487
15,503
n.b.
Regular secondary education
(1)
University colleges (3) Secondary adult education Adult basic education
Total Universities
(5)
(4)
2017-2018
55,334
Total
4 Changes in staff by evel of education expressed in number of persons
2016-2017
54,546
Adult basic education
number
2015-2016
53,868
(1)
(2)
Higher vocational adult education and specific teacher training
41,027
12,603
2014-2015
Regular elementary education Regular secondary education
35,963
12,115
2013-2014
(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 2018 were not yet available at the time of publication.
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ElementaryOVERVIEW education Leerlingen BUDGET 1 GENERAL
ElementaryOVERVIEW education Leerlingen INFRASTRUCTURE 1 GENERAL
1 Overall education budget (in thousands of euros)
1 Approved subsidy amounts and approved subsidy applications by educational level in 2017 (1)
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
Changes in the Flemish education budget
10,649,922
10,876,663
10,810,834
11,122,196
11,478,066
11,706,361
The education budget as a percentage of the Flemish budget
38.50%
38.84%
28.60%
27.50%
26.13%
25.77%
34.8%
16.1% 36.9%
Elementary education
Adult education
Secondary education
Part-time arts education
Tertiary education
Not related to educational levels
2013
2014
2015
2016
Number of subsidy applications
Amount (in euros)
36,713,486
57
140,376,999
1,263
6,935,402
62
1,414,510
4
8,349,912
66
Full-time regular secondary education
56,990,089
557
14,314,926
18
71,305,015
575
Special secondary education
11,140,290
63
304,587
1
11,444,876
64
Part-time vocational secondary education
-
-
-
-
-
-
7,790,548
32
-
-
7,790,547
32
86,360
2
3,173,365
25
3,259,724
27
Pupil guidance centres
1,163,564
23
-
-
1,163,564
23
Boarding schools
5,840,707
78
-
-
5,840,707
78
193,610,473
2,023
55,920,874
105
249,531,347
2,128
Part-time arts education
Total 2017
Number of subsidy applications
Amount (in euros)
1,206
Adult education
3 Changes in the education budget by educational level (in thousands of euros)
Total
103,663,513
Special elementary education
6.3%
OGO
Number of subsidy applications
Amount (in euros) Regular elementary education
2 Distribution of the education budget by educational level 2.1% 3.8%
VGO
2018
Elementary education
3,641,127
3,711,241
3,737,469
3,875,231
3,966,934
4,076,041
Secondary education
4,138,240
4,209,647
4,145,601
4,182,696
4,251,155
4,318,120
Tertiary education
1,683,145
1,746,645
1,707,300
1,753,481
1,882,633
1,884,225
Adult education
374,996
388,591
393,344
426,079
442,951
445,805
Part-time arts education
228,895
232,842
232,296
238,932
243,440
242,788
2 Approved subsidy amounts and approved subsidy applications by province in 2017 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
51,114,697
453
16,214,172
41
67,328,869
494
Flemish Brabant
28,973,306
271
8,587,594
12
37,560,900
283
BCR
12,696,359
69
4,907,394
3
17,603,753
72
West Flanders
33,255,279
472
12,012,406
14
45,267,684
486
East Flanders
46,889,749
461
13,948,944
33
60,838,693
494
Limburg
20,681,084
297
250,364
2
20,931,448
299
193,610,473
2,023
55,920,874
105
249,531,347
2,128
Total
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ElementaryOVERVIEW education Leerlingen SCHOOL AND STUDY ALLOWANCES 1 GENERAL 1 School and study allowances by educational level
ElementaryOVERVIEW education Leerlingen NARIC 1 GENERAL
(National Academic Recognition Information Centre)
1 Number of applications in 2017 Number of applications
Number of applications
Number of allowances granted (1)(2)
Percentage of allowances granted
Total amount of allowances granted (in euros)
Nursery education
80,510
58,501
72.,66%
5,556,425
94.98
Primary education
167,430
121,933
72.83%
16,580,121
135.98
Secondary education of which
188,604
131,134
69.53%
59,532,990
453.99
- Full-time secondary education
182,153
127,975
70.26%
58,624,779
458.10
- Part-time secondary education
6,451
3,159
48.97%
908,211
287.50
3,621
1,924
53.13%
2,547,020
1,323.81
777
468
60.23%
119,752
255.88
81,156
49,745
61.30%
87,751,567
1,764.03
- University colleges
49,335
31,567
63.99%
53,719,959
1,701.78
- Universities
28,755
17,679
61.48%
32,686,169
1,848.87
3,066
499
16.28%
1,345,438
2,696.27
522,098
363,705
69.66%
172,087,875
-
Associate degree nursing Syntra Tertiary education of which
- Unknown Total
(3)
22
Gereral equivalence Average allowance (in euros)
(1) As known on 20/08/2018. (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).
Note: The data above are not yet final as a number of applicants are still under consideration (24,322 applicants) for the school year 2017-2018. Due to this, the number of allowances granted may increase further.
Higher education: level equivalence
1,529
Higher education: full equivalence
1,433
Secondary education: level equivalence
1,479
Secondary education: full equivalence
199
Certificates
218 18
Professional recognition
177
Referrals/rejections
-
Legal precedents Total
5,075
2 Number of decisions in 2017 (1) Procedure
Positive (2)
Certificate
-
17
1,016
10
109
n.a. n.a.
725
40
433
n.a.
1,353
5
5
n.a.
Higher education: full equivalence Secondary education: level equivalence
Other (4)
12
Gereral equivalence Higher education: level equivalence
Negative (3)
Secondary education: full equivalence Certificates Professional recognition Total
94
15
22
n.a.
n.v.t.
n.v.t.
n.v.t.
214
31
6
-
n.a.
3,231
76
564
214
(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 2017 Country
Number
Syria
647
Irak
308
Morocco
291
The Netherlands
242
Turkey
167
Russia
153
Romania
147
Ukraine
131
Poland
120
Palestine
107
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ElementaryOVERVIEW education Leerlingen EXAMINATION BOARD 1 GENERAL
ElementaryOVERVIEW education Leerlingen BOARDING SCHOOLS 1 GENERAL
A Elementary education
1 Number of subsidised/financed boarding schools and boarders (1)(2)(3)
1 Number of participants to obtain a certificate of elementary education by province in 2017 (1)(2) Number of participants Antwerp
Number of boarders Number of boarding schools
Number of passed
Nursery education
Primary education
Secondary education
Associate degree nursing
Total number of boarders
130
108
Flemish Brabant
33
31
GO
31
49
383
1,760
2
2,194
West Flanders
12
10
VGO
105
62
822
6,558
111
7,553
East Flanders
5
4
OGO
5
5
67
102
32
206
Limburg
17
9
116
1,272
8,420
145
9,953
162
Total
141
197
(1) Een deelnemer is een kandidaat die minstens 1 examen heeft afgelegd.
Total
(1) Count date: 1 February 2018. (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: 21 boarders in university colleges and 29 boarders in European schools. There were no boarders in universities.
(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 Number of registrations, enrollments and participants in 2017 Number of registrations
Number of enrolments
Number of participants
Male
2,489
2,199
3,122
Female
2,081
1,970
2,722
Total
4,570
4,169
5,844
The figures above reflect the number of unique candidates who in 2017 were effectively enrolled in and paid for a course of study (enrolments) after they registered (registrations) at an information session. In 2017 there were 5,844 unique participants in at least one examination by the Examination Board of the Flemish Community (participants). This figure is higher than the number of enrolments because those candidates who enrolled for 2017 but did not yet graduate have been included in the figures.
2 Succes rate by stage and type of secondary education in 2017 For 65% of all individual exams held by the Examination Board of the Flemish Community the candidate gained at least 50% of the marks. Subdivided according to type of education the success rate proved highest in vocational secondary education, followed by secondary education in the arts and technical secondary education. In general secondary education only slightly more than half of the candidates passed the examination. Number of exams Examination Board
Passed
40,208
25,980 Passed
Failed
% Passed
14,228 Failed
65% % Passed
Per Stage 1st stage
293
129
69%
2nd stage
781
460
63%
3rd stage
24,906
13,639
65%
293
129
69%
aso
4,500
4,043
53%
bso
17,025
6,764
72%
kso
327
128
72%
tso
3,835
3,164
55%
Type of secondary education 1st stage
3 Study certificates awarded by the Examination Board in 2017 Certificate 1st stage
16
Certificate 2nd stage
33
Diploma secondary education Total
1,651 1,700
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ElementaryOVERVIEW education Leerlingen PUPIL GUIDANCE CENTRES 1 GENERAL 1 Number of pupil guidance centres by educational network GO Pupil guidance centres Permanent support units Total
VGO
ElementaryOVERVIEW education Leerlingen PUPIL TRANSPORT 1 GENERAL 1 Number of transported pupils by educational level and educational network
OGO
GO (1)
Total 5
72
Regular elementary education
1,093
873
271
2,237
1
1
1
3
Special elementary education
6,922
15,510
4,122
26,554
25
44
6
75
Total elementary education
8,015
16,383
4,393
28,791
Regular secondary education
64
87
-
151
Special secondary education
5,209
11,091
2,140
18,440
Total secondary education
5,273
11,178
2,140
18,591
13,288
27,561
6,533
47,382
Temporary posts
F
T
M
Total
F
T
M
F
T
GO
54
406
460
13
184
197
67
590
657
VGO
170
1,149
1,319
38
488
526
208
1,637
1,845
OGO
25
132
157
2
75
77
27
207
234
Total
249
1,687
1,936
53
747
800
302
2,434
2,736
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) 2012-2013 Tenured posts Temporary posts Total
2013-2014
Total
43
Total M
OGO
24
2 Staff of pupil guidance centres by legal status and gender (full-time equivalents) Tenured posts
VGO
2014-2015
2015-2016
2016-2017
2017-2018
2,001
2,004
1,964
1,975
1,956
1,936
748
735
775
778
818
800
2,749
2,739
2,739
2,753
2,774
2,736
(2) (3)
VGO
OGO
Total
11,075
21,464
4,977
37,516
2,213
6,097
1,556
9,866
13,288
27,561
6,533
47,382
(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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