Elementary education Leerlingen EDUCATION SCHOOL POPULATION 5 ADULT 1 Number of course participants by field of study in secondary adult education and adult basic education Secondary adult education
Adult basic education M
F
F
n/a (1)
T
FIELD OF STUDY
Community studies
4,143
7,765
1
11,909
Dutch
1,316
2,054
-
3,370
Dutch as a second language
7,974
7,761
3
15,738
Information and communication technology
3,047
6,630
-
9,677
385
1,029
-
1,414
Literacy education Dutch as a second language
5,567
6,807
-
12,374
Mathematics
2,092
1,831
-
3,923
142
303
-
445
24,666
34,180
4
58,850
570
921
-
1,491
38
95
-
133
Building
2,483
471
-
2,954
Car mechanics
4,861
267
3
5,131
Caring
1,357
9,169
6
10,532
Chemistry
590
271
-
861
Commerce
4,803
4,737
3
9,543
Decoration
14
6
-
20
40,967
52,570
23
93,560
104
15,368
1
15,473
General training
4,498
4,869
6
9,373
Heat and cooling
1,065
43
-
1,108
Home economics education
3,050
9,687
11
12,748
13,378
20,405
18
33,801
143
225
-
368
7
206
-
213
Languages guide stage 1 and 2
22,869
38,283
44
61,196
Languages guide stage 3 and 4
3,121
6,871
3
9,995
49
355
-
404
154
368
1
523
30
70
-
100
135
7
-
142
6,657
1,004
6
7,667
193
35
-
228
7,215
8,552
4
15,771
199
4,398
4
4,601
6,212
7,602
11
13,825
124
295
-
419
3
63
-
66
354
300
-
654
56,000
2,703
1,118
4
3,825
54,000
Bookbinding
Dutch as a second language Fashion
Information and communication technology Jewellery Lacemaking
Leather-working Library, archive and documentation science Literacy module(s): Dutch and Learning to Learn Maritime education Mechanics - Electricity Musical instrument making Nutrition Personal hygiene Printing technology Special educational needs Textile crafts Tourism Woodworking Secundair volwassenenonderwijs Wrought ironwork Total
T
FIELD OF STUDY
M Agriculture and horticulture
N/A (1)
Languages
Tailor made courses ‘Maatwerk’ Total
2 Changes in the number of course participants in secondary adult education and adult basic education (1) 330,000
324,903 325,870
325,000 328,087 320,000
316,860 314,576
315,000
322,744 310,000
reference period
2010-2011
2011-2012
2012-2013
2013-2014
2014-2015
2015-2016
Secondary adult education
60,000
number 58,850
58,000
118
17
-
135
52,000
128,064
188,648
148
316,860
50,000
(1) Far a small number of course participants the gender was not registered.
number
52,506
47,861
48,000 46,000
45,909
45,283
45,780
44,000 42,000 40,000
reference period
2010-2011
2011-2012
2012-2013
2013-2014
2014-2015
2015-2016
Adult basic education
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