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Statistics on Educational Institutions

Belgium - German-Speaking Community

2.Organisation and governance

2.8Statistics on Educational Institutions

Last update: 14 February 2024

This section provides the most recent available data on the number of educational institutions from pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education level (ISCED levels 0-4). Statistics on numbers and characteristics of higher education institutions can be found in the European Tertiary Education Register. A general overview of the categories of institutions providing publicly-subsidised adult education and training can be found in the chapter on adult education. The notes below the tables provide methodological explanations necessary for a good interpretation of data.

The tables below present the numbers of legal entities, thus not the local sites.

Statistics on educational institutions providing regular education
Type of educational institution in English (and in national language) ISCED levels provided Main orientation of the programmes provided​ Number of educational institutions      
Total Public Government-dependent private Private independent      

Pre-primary schools (Kindergärten)

and

Primary Schools

(Primarschulen)

 0,1 (-) 27 3 24 (-)
Secondary schools (Sekundarschulen) 2,3 G 7 3 4 (-)
Secondary schools (Sekundarschulen) 2,3 V 2 1 1 (-)

Post-secondary non-tertiary education

(Ergänzender berufsbildender Sekundarunterricht)

 4 V 1 (-) 1 (-)
Source: Statistics from the Ministry of the German-speaking Community (2018/2019)
ISCED= International Standard Classification of Education
G= General V= Vocational
(:) Data not available (-) Not applicable

Terminology
The 2018 version of the Unesco/OECD/Eurostat Manual on concepts, definitions and classification can be consulted for the definitions of regular education (p.10); general and vocational programmes of education (p.19); as well as public institution, government-dependent private institution and private independent institution (pp. 24-26)

Notes

Strictly private schools recognised by the Community are almost non-existent.

The tables below present the numbers of legal entities.
Statistics on separate educational institutions providing special needs education
Type of educational institution in English and (in national language) ISCED levels provided Main orientation of the programmes provided​ Number of educational institutions      
Total Public Government-dependent institutions Private independent      
Inclusive primary school (Gemeinsame Grundschule) 1 (-) 1 1 1 (-)
Special needs primary school (Fördergrundschule) 1 G 1 1 (-) (-)
Special needs secondary school (Fördersekundarschule) 2,3 G, V 1 1 (-) (-)
Source: Statistics from the Ministry of the German-speaking Community (2018/2019)
ISCED= International Standard Classification of Education
G= General V= Vocational
(:) Data not available (-) Not applicable

Terminology
The 2018 version of the Unesco/OECD/Eurostat Manual on concepts, definitions and classification can be consulted for the definitions of regular education (p.10); general and vocational programmes of education (p.19); as well as public institution, government-dependent private institution and private independent institution (pp. 24-26).

Notes

The inclusive primary school is a merger between a public special needs primary school and a Government-dependent mainstream primary school, thus run together by two providers. An inclusive school, children with and without special educational needs are educated in class groups, small groups or in individual care with the support of non-teaching staff of the special needs school such as paramedical staff and nurses.

Strictly private schools recognised by the Community are almost non-existent.

The tables present the numbers of legal entities.