ElementaryOVERVIEW education Leerlingen SCHOOL POPULATION 1 GENERAL 1 School population in Flemish education 2013-2014 Full-time education
Part-time secondary education
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION (1)
Part-time vocational secondary education (1) 2,140
Special nursery education
442,275
Primary education
24,784
Special primary education Total
Adult education 299,079
Secondary adult education (3)
66,205
Adult basic education (3)
731,634 Part-time arts education
SECONDARY EDUCATION (1) Full-time regular secondary education
427,456 20,544
Special secondary education Total
448,000
TERTIARY EDUCATION 6,589
Associate degree nursing (2) Higher vocactional adult education (3) University colleges
15,940 6,916
Specific teacher training (3) Universities
8,854
262,435
Nursery education
119,223
(4)
Part-time arts education
2015-2016
2016-2017
2017-2018
2018-2019
Part-time vocational secondary education (1)
8,867
8,807
8,754
8,864
8,980
8,854
324,903
325,870
316,860
311,779
306,428
299,079
47,861
52,506
58,850
65,950
65,660
66,205
175,251
175,804
177,798
178,624
180,402
196,308
Adult education Secondary adult education (3) Adult basic education (3) Part-time arts education
196,308
(5)
2014-2015
Part-time secondary education
(1) Elementary and secondary education: number of pupils enrolled (all enrolments) on 1 February 2019. (2) Associate degree nursing: number of pupils enrolled on 1 February 2019. (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 1/4/2018 - 31/3/2019. (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 September 2019. A student may have several enrolments. (5) Part-time arts education: number of students eligible for funding. Individuals enrolled on more than one domain 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. From 2018-2019 onwards figures from 30 September are reported. A student may have several enrolments. (5) Part-time arts education: number of students eligible for funding. Individuals enrolled on more than one domain are counted more than once.
112,325
(4)
2 Changes in the school population by level of education 2013-2014
2014-2015
2015-2016
2016-2017
2017-2018
2018-2019
Full-time education NURSERY EDUCATION (1) 269,197
268,453
267,756
266,379
263,789
262,435
2,042
2,000
1,984
1,967
1,986
2,140
271,239
270,453
269,740
268,346
265,775
264,575
Regular
399,729
411,097
422,911
432,291
438,779
442,275
Special
28,307
27,483
25,578
24,645
24,380
24,784
Total
428,036
438,580
448,489
456,936
463,159
467,059
Total elementary education
699,275
709,033
718,229
725,282
728,934
731,634
417,469
416,847
418,228
419,207
421,975
427,456
Regular Special Total nursery education PRIMARY EDUCATION (1)
SECONDARY EDUCATION (1) Regular Special Total secondary education
20,495
20,661
20,333
20,130
20,331
20,544
437,964
437,508
438,561
439,337
442,306
448,000
7,383
7,402
7,434
7,062
6,706
6,589
17,989
17,862
17,442
16,947
16,610
15,940
9,425
9,355
8,840
8,500
7,810
6,916
112,360
115,359
117,587
120,081
120,526
119,223
108,771
108,896
108,757
108,728
110,334
112,325
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
236
Schools providing nursery and primary education
2,231
Total
2,629
49
Full-time regular secondary education (3) (4)
940
Special secondary education (2)
120
M Elementary education
Adult education
Secondary education
(1)
Secondary adult education (5)
77
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)
29
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 also 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 940 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 940 schools also organise part-time vocational secondary education. There are 6 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) On 1 September 2018 there were 82 centres for adult education, 77 of which offered secondary adult education and 29 of which offered higher adult education. This means some centres organized secondary as well as higher adult education.
Universities
Temporary posts
F
T
7,384
50,914
58,298
20,508
38,217
184
M
Total
F
T
2,346
17,069
19,415
58,725
6,394
11,246
1,055
1,239
66
236
290
526
2,464
3,915
1,196
M
F
T
9,730
67,983
77,713
17,640
26,902
49,463
76,365
267
333
250
1,322
1,572
351
295
646
587
585
1,172
6,379
2,012
2,743
4,755
4,476
6,658
11,134
3,118
4,314
931
1,568
2,499
2,127
4,686
6,813
116
665
781
83
502
585
199
1,167
1,366
1,652
2,552
4,204
661
981
1,642
2,313
3,533
5,846
891
3,471
4,362
294
1,452
1,746
1,185
4,923
6,108
34,631 104,197 138,828
13,138
36,123
49,261
47,769 140,320 188,089 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
(5)
Temporary posts
F
T
6,892
44,132
51,024
19,380
33,371
178
M
Total
F
T
2,002
14,551
16,553
52,751
5,751
9,902
921
1,099
48
181
234
415
2,157
3,193
1,013
M
F
T
8,894
58,683
67,577
15,653
25,131
43,273
68,404
221
269
226
1,142
1,368
165
199
364
346
433
779
5,350
1,313
1,963
3,276
3,470
5,156
8,626
2,516
3,529
580
1,119
1,699
1,593
3,635
5,228
97
495
592
77
395
472
174
890
1,064
1,402
2,014
3,416
374
551
925
1,776
2,565
4,341
802
2,790
3,592
249
1,161
1,410
1,051
3,951
5,002
32,102
89,666
121,768
10,559
30,062
40,621
42,661
119,728
162,389
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 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
2013-2014 3,110
60+
4,363
13,266
50-59
36,161
12,196
40-49
30-39
6,510
20-29
24,417
30,000
20,000
10,000
Men
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
Women
(1) Excluding staff employed by universities.
2013-2014
2014-2015
2015-2016
2016-2017
56,863
57,107
58,702
Special elementary education
8,520
8,596
8,623
8,548
8,658
8,875
60,513
60,078
59,793
59,580
59,452
59,742
Special secondary education
7,944
8,110
8,245
8,262
8,440
8,662
Associate degree nursing
1,143
1,233
1,262
1,277
1,432
1,368
791
811
821
806
790
779
University colleges (3)
8,643
8,282
8,280
8,314
8,509
8,626
Secondary adult education
4,983
5,071
5,117
5,167
5,211
5,228
707
812
899
980
1,068
1,064
Part-time arts education
4,270
4,314
4,305
4,284
4,284
4,341
Staff of pupil guidance centres, education inspectorate, educational advisory service, boarding schools, ...
5,152
5,147
5,153
5,129
5,016
5,002
157,212
157,788
158,740
159,210
159,967
162,389
10,420.47
10,503.44
10,528.87
10,619.91
10,685.05
n.a.
Universities
2017-2018
2018-2019
Regular elementary education
63,171
64,013
64,793
65,838
66,086
67,516
Special elementary education
9,799
9,907
9,889
9,912
10,017
10,197
67,973
67,419
66,809
66,830
66,617
66,770
Special secondary education
8,801
9,020
9,151
9,229
9,404
9,595
Associate degree nursing (2)
1,399
1,498
1,537
1,560
1,614
1,572
Higher vocational adult education and specific teacher training
1,245
1,248
1,243
1,228
1,206
1,172
11,142
10,637
10,607
10,761
11,010
11,134
6,511
6,585
6,627
6,775
6,830
6,813
950
1,077
1,194
1,310
1,360
1,366
Part-time arts education
5,755
5,761
5,737
5,754
5,772
5,846
Staff of pupil guidance centres, education inspectorate, educational advisory service, boarding schools, ...
6,282
6,228
6,248
6,276
6,169
6,108
183,028
183,393
183,835
185,473
186,085
188,089
15,085
15,346
15,487
15,503
15,590
n.a.
Regular secondary education
(1)
University colleges (3) Secondary adult education Adult basic education
Total Universities
(5)
(4)
2018-2019
56,242
Total
4 Changes in staff by evel of education expressed in number of persons
2017-2018
55,334
Adult basic education
number
2016-2017
54,546
(1)
(2)
Higher vocational adult education and specific teacher training
41,697
12,687
2015-2016
Regular elementary education Regular secondary education
33,682
2014-2015
(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 2019 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 2018 (1)
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
Changes in the Flemish education budget
10,876,663
10,810,834
11,122,196
11,478,066
11,867,745
12,071,232
The education budget as a percentage of the Flemish budget
38.84%
28.60%
27.50%
26.13%
26.13%
25.41%
2 Distribution of the education budget by educational level 6.0%
2.1% 3.6%
35.1%
16.4% 36.9%
VGO
OGO
Number of subsidy applications
Amount (in euros)
Total
Number of subsidy applications
Amount (in euros)
Number of subsidy applications
Amount (in euros)
Regular elementary education
94,471,847
948
39,066,332
97
133,538,179
1,045
Special elementary education
5,878,551
64
448,520
8
6,327,071
72
Full-time regular secondary education
61,056,988
509
7,325,201
29
68,382,189
538
Part-time vocational secondary education
942,799
33
107,600
3
1,050,399
36
2,730,494
21
2,766,912
2
5,497,406
23
378
1
927,927
14
928,305
15
984,734
14
-
-
984,734
14
4,981,095
36
-
-
4,981,095
36
171,046,887
1,626
50,642,492
153
221,689,379
1,779
Elementary education
Adult education
Adult education
Secondary education
Part-time arts education
Part-time arts education
Tertiary education
Not related to educational levels
Pupil guidance centres Boarding schools Total
3 Changes in the education budget by educational level (in thousands of euros) 2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
Elementary education
3,711,241
3,737,469
3,875,231
3,966,934
4,080,732
4,234,309
Secondary education
4,209,647
4,145,601
4,182,696
4,251,155
4,322,786
4,452,746
Tertiary education
1,746,645
1,707,300
1,753,481
1,882,633
1,885,147
1,975,264
Adult education
388,591
393,344
426,079
442,951
448,028
437,865
Part-time arts education
232,842
232,296
238,932
243,440
243,084
250,765
2 Approved subsidy amounts and approved subsidy applications by province in 2018 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
33,854,393
389
21,375,572
60
55,229,966
449
Flemish Brabant
22,973,537
199
6,208,679
14
29,182,216
213
BCR
17,027,532
49
4,931,117
6
21,958,649
55
West Flanders
32,791,661
336
2,225,408
8
35,017,070
344
East Flanders
37,626,966
405
8,393,060
52
46,020,026
457
Limburg
26,772,798
248
7,508,655
13
34,281,453
261
171,046,887
1,626
50,642,492
153
221,689,379
1,779
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 2018 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
81,625
62,070
76.04%
6,001.548
96.69
Primary education
171,962
130,791
76.06%
18,180.791
139.01
Secondary education of which
194,620
139,799
71.83%
64,917.451
464.36
- Full-time secondary education
188,019
136,166
72.42%
63,841.714
468.85
- Part-time secondary education
6,601
3,633
55.04%
1,075.737
296.10
3,696
2,136
57.79%
2,967.045
1,389.07
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
Tertiary education of which
83,038
52,976
63.80%
95,470.814
1,802.15
- University colleges
50,342
33,588
66.72%
58,519.305
1,742.27
- Universities
29,920
19,203
64.18%
36,477.009
1,899.55
- Unknown (3)
2,776
185
6.66%
474,500
2,564.87
534,941
387,772
72.49%
187.537.649
-
Associate degree nursing Syntra
Total
42
Gereral equivalence Average allowance (in euros)
(1) As known on 9/10/2019. (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 for the school year 2018-2019. Due to this, the number of allowances granted may increase further.
Higher education: level equivalence
1,599
Higher education: full equivalence
1,302
Secondary education: level equivalence
1,297
Secondary education: full equivalence
193
Certificates
178
Referrals/rejections
176 -
Legal precedents Total
4,787
2 Number of decisions in 2018 (1) Procedure
Positive (2)
Negative (3)
Certificate
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
1,673
12
n.a.
930
98
n.a.
1,236
-
n.a.
Secondary education: full equivalence
130
8
n.a.
Certificates
n.a.
n.a.
177
3,969
118
n.a.
Gereral equivalence Higher education: level equivalence Higher education: full equivalence Secondary education: level equivalence
Total
(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.
3 Top 10 countries of origin of applicants in 2018 Country
Number
Syria
430
The Netherlands
307
Morocco
293
Irak
247
Turkey
203
Palestine
146
Romania
134
Russia
131
Poland
114
India
104
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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 2018 (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
30
41
316
1,737
-
2,094
West Flanders
12
10
VGO
106
50
795
6,412
92
7,349
East Flanders
5
4
OGO
6
10
64
130
34
238
Limburg
17
9
101
1,175
8,279
126
9,681
162
Total
142
197
(1) Een deelnemer is een kandidaat die minstens 1 examen heeft afgelegd.
Total
(1) Count date: 1 February 2019. (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: 27 boarders in European schools.
(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 2018 Number of registrations
Number of enrolments
Number of participants
Male
2,271
2,267
3,004
Female
1,995
2,104
2,734
Total
4,266
4,371
5,738
The figures above reflect the number of unique candidates who in 2018 were effectively enrolled in and paid for a domain (enrolments) after they registered (registrations) at an information session. In 2018 there were 5,738 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 2018 but did not yet graduate have been included in the figures.
2 Succes rate by stage and type of secondary education in 2018 For 57% 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 arts secondary education, followed by vocational and technical secondary education. In general secondary education slightly less than half of the candidates passed the examination. Number of exams Examination Board
35,609
Passed 20,415 Passed
Failed
% Passed
15,194 Failed
57% % Passed
Per Stage 1st stage
477
155
75%
2nd stage
1,049
585
64%
3rd stage
18,889
14,454
57%
477
155
75%
General
5,899
6,056
49%
Vocational
8,364
3,846
69%
412
162
72%
5,263
4,975
51%
Type of secondary education 1st stage
Arts Technical
3 Study certificates awarded by the Examination Board in 2018 Certificate 1st stage
26
Certificate 2nd stage
49
Diploma secondary education Total
1,246 1,321
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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
1,004
956
229
1,189
1
1
1
3
Special elementary education
6,911
16,180
4,050
27,141
25
44
6
75
Total elementary education
7,915
17,136
4,279
28,330
Regular secondary education
38
28
-
66
Special secondary education
5,356
11,478
2,032
18,866
Total secondary education
5,394
11,506
2,032
18,932
13,309
28,642
6,311
48,262
Temporary posts
F
T
M
Total
F
T
M
F
T
GO
51
435
486
15
174
189
66
609
675
VGO
166
1,224
1,390
41
483
524
207
1,707
1,914
OGO
23
144
167
6
71
77
29
215
244
Total
240
1,803
2,043
62
728
790
302
2,531
2,833
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) 2013-2014 Tenured posts Temporary posts Total
2014-2015
Total
43
Total M
OGO
24
2 Staff of pupil guidance centres by legal status and gender (full-time equivalents) Tenured posts
VGO
2015-2016
2016-2017
2017-2018
2018-2019
2,004
1,964
1,975
1,956
1,936
2,043
735
775
778
818
800
790
2,739
2,739
2,753
2,774
2,736
2,833
(2) (3)
VGO
OGO
Total
10,886
22,510
4,856
38,252
2,423
6,132
1,455
10,010
13,309
28,642
6,311
48,262
(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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