This statistic shows the number of pupils attending religious courses in primary school in Flanders from 2010 to 2016, by religion. During the school year 2015-2016, 350,180 Flemish pupils attended classes on Catholicism in primary school and 35,795 Flemish pupils attended classes on Islam in primary school.
Number of pupils attending religious courses in primary school in Flanders from 2010 to 2016, by religion
* "Zedenleer" has been a course in Belgium since the primary school law act of 1879 of Pierre Van Humbeeck. The course is taught in all municipal public school and at least in Flanders in all secondary schools. Parents have to decide whether their son/daughter attends classes on a recognized religion or on "zedenleer". Originally the course was seen as atheistic and especially anti-clerical, however, nowadays the focus is more on moral issues, critical reflection on society, human rights, free speech and such.
** Parents also have the possibility to get an exemption for their children. This means that in the time the pupil was supposed to attend religious classes, the pupil can study his/her own belief system.
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Vlaams Ministerie van Onderwijs en Vorming, & VRT. (May 12, 2016). Number of pupils attending religious courses in primary school in Flanders from 2010 to 2016, by religion [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/550650/number-of-flemish-primary-school-pupils-attending-religious-courses-by-religion/
Vlaams Ministerie van Onderwijs en Vorming, und VRT. "Number of pupils attending religious courses in primary school in Flanders from 2010 to 2016, by religion." Chart. May 12, 2016. Statista. Accessed January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/550650/number-of-flemish-primary-school-pupils-attending-religious-courses-by-religion/
Vlaams Ministerie van Onderwijs en Vorming, VRT. (2016). Number of pupils attending religious courses in primary school in Flanders from 2010 to 2016, by religion. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/550650/number-of-flemish-primary-school-pupils-attending-religious-courses-by-religion/
Vlaams Ministerie van Onderwijs en Vorming, and VRT. "Number of Pupils Attending Religious Courses in Primary School in Flanders from 2010 to 2016, by Religion." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 May 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/550650/number-of-flemish-primary-school-pupils-attending-religious-courses-by-religion/
Vlaams Ministerie van Onderwijs en Vorming & VRT, Number of pupils attending religious courses in primary school in Flanders from 2010 to 2016, by religion Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/550650/number-of-flemish-primary-school-pupils-attending-religious-courses-by-religion/ (last visited January 09, 2025)
Number of pupils attending religious courses in primary school in Flanders from 2010 to 2016, by religion [Graph], Vlaams Ministerie van Onderwijs en Vorming, & VRT, May 12, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/550650/number-of-flemish-primary-school-pupils-attending-religious-courses-by-religion/
