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Education: largest employers

1,463 Belgian companies in the sector (NACE 85) report employees in recent accounts; here are the top 20. Université Catholique de Louvain leads with 5,467.6 FTE (financial year 2025).

Top 20

Ranked by average headcount (FTE) reported in the latest filed accounts (accounts less than 3 years old).

#Company Total assetsRevenue EquityFTEYear
1 Université Catholique de Louvain 1348 Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve €1.10bn — €866.5m 5,467.6 2025
2 Arteveldehogeschool 9000 Ghent €155.7m €127.0m €99.6m 1,153.0 2025
3 Université de Namur 5000 Namur €226.5m €1.19m €138.8m 1,043.5 2025
4 Haute Ecole Léonard de Vinci 1200 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert €97.8m €6.16m €81.3m 598.9 2025
5 Groep Intro VZW 1070 Anderlecht €29.6m €16.4m €4.15m 564.3 2025
6 Les Ecoles de l' ACIS 5000 Namur €13.2m 134,406 € €6.91m 429.5 2025
7 Rock THE City 1020 Brussels €3.07m — €1.72m 356.1 2025
8 Broederscholen Hiëronymus 9100 Sint-Niklaas €45.9m €2.44m €33.0m 341.2 2024
9 The International School of Brussels 1170 Watermael-Boitsfort €131.0m €58.9m €27.6m 306.2 2025
10 Atelier Jean Regniers 6543 Lobbes €15.6m €18.0m €4.64m 292.0 2025
11 The British School of Brussels 3080 Tervuren €109.8m €49.2m €49.8m 288.6 2025
12 Connected 9000 Ghent €83.9m €6.34m €61.9m 276.4 2024
13 VAB Rijschool 9100 Sint-Niklaas €13.5m €27.7m €2.10m 273.3 2025
14 Sint-Goedele Brussel 1070 Anderlecht €127.2m €5.77m €87.6m 272.0 2025
15 Thomas More Mechelen-Antwerpen 2800 Mechelen €112.3m €92.1m €82.6m 259.0 2025
16 CENTRE D'ENSEIGNEMENT LIBRE de LIEGE-OUEST 4000 Liège €5.55m 263,899 € €4.53m 258.5 2025
17 Communaute Educative Sainte-Marie DE Schaerbeek Saint-Josse 1030 Schaerbeek €8.12m 452,227 € €5.58m 251.9 2024
18 Karel de Grote Hogeschool, Katholieke Hogeschool Antwerpen 2018 Antwerp €162.6m €119.6m €74.2m 245.6 2025
19 Espace formation pme 1180 Uccle €9.22m €3.04m €2.72m 229.7 2025
20 Centre scolaire catholique Bruxelles Nord-Ouest 1090 Jette €7.32m 992,494 € €6.17m 226.5 2024

Headcount reported by the company for all its sites: the jobs may be located elsewhere.

“—”: not published. Small companies (micro and abridged accounts) do not have to publish their revenue.

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Frequently asked questions

Who is the largest employer in Education?

Université Catholique de Louvain, with 5,467.6 full-time equivalents reported (financial year 2025).

How many Education companies report employees?

1,463 out of 4,977, in accounts less than 3 years old.

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Active companies (legal entities) that have filed at least one set of annual accounts, based on the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises and the National Bank of Belgium. The sector is the main activity in the register; the municipality is that of the registered office. Data updated on 11 Nov 2026.