Education in Belgium was different from other countries, Adult illiteracy is virtually non-existent. Education is free and compulsory for children in between the age of 6 to 18. The teaching language for that region - French, Dutch and German.
Belgium has two complete school systems operating side by side. One is organized by state or by local authorities and is known as the official school system.
Other private school system, is largely Catholic. In 1995, and all the%1 34.3% 40.9 secondary to the primary record private school certificate enrollment records. The public and private systems and subsidies to private schools were for a long time, the most important issues is a matter of competition between the Belgian policy. Controversy is settled in 1958, and both systems are still Government funds are more or less the same direction is financed with.
in 1996, primary school 742,796 enrolled students. Primary level of pupil-teacher ratio was 13-1 in 1999. In 1996, the secondary-level schools, and 1, 058, 998 students around 127,000 had teachers. Tertiary centers on eight main universities: Ghent, Liège, Antwerp and Mons; Governmental universities at the free University of Brussels, in 1970, separate private institutions, a Dutch (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) and other French (Université Libre de Bruxelles); were two Catholic University of Brussels; the Catholic University of Louvain, and also in 1970, Katholicke Universiteit Leuven (Dutch) and Université Catholique de Louvain (in French) split. The top level of the institutions, in 1996, there were 358,214 students.
Public expenditure on education rose rapidly after the 1958 Agreement school and in the second part of the 1990s, the Government's budget accounted for approximately 6.0. As in 1999, the public education expenditure in GDP is 3.1%.
Schools "razor/gemeenten" in Brussels is available in both languages. The quality of education in all schools in the same high level of State control is maintained by the system, parents choose the school, with effective and attractive sport and creative work, the desired minimum and a pleasant atmosphere in the American children buy for teachers.
Children (they must solve the problems of transport for themselves, but I) do not have to attend schools in their neighborhood. Parents have the right to their children in schools that are satisfied with this reason look.Pre-school nursery and some very good non-Belgian schools, such as "Ecole Européenne/Europese school", "Lycée Français", Dutch, German and English language schools and the American international school educational fees, and to accept "their conditions are a series of" setting up Brussels,. "International School in Brussels," "St. John's international school," and "British school" is a very high fee.
Art, music, and other private matters private schools taught; Conservatoires, Académies/Institute/institut Conservatoria, academies/.
Education, a high priority and regional Governments in the annual budget has the largest share in Belgium.Complete systems with the public and private schools, more or less available at no cost to children between the age of 4. Children, a "Crêche/Kinderdagverblijfplaats".Belgium is proud of high standards of education and training systems. French and Flemish communities, kindergartens, primary schools, middle, or high schools and technical schools; and universities or other educational institutions at the University is easily accessible.
Private schools "écoles libres/vrije scholen" a complete system, both the country's official systems Parallels. "Écoles libres/vrije scholen", the majority of Catholic schools. In Belgium the competition between the two systems share an often sharp political questions and subsidies have been a problem.
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