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Spain Guide: Education

Find information about universities, admission processes, tuition fees and how the education system works. You will also find information about other learning opportunities in further education.
Introduction:
The spanish education system
Although Spain’s state schools aren’t among the best in Europe, the Spanish educational system has improved dramatically in the last few decades. Until the ’80s, there were insufficient places in state schools in many areas and parents who could afford it were forced to pay for private education. More...
State schools:
Grades, enrolment and school-hours in Spain
Although state-funded schools are termed public schools in Spain, the term ‘state’ has been used in preference to public in this book to prevent confusion with the term ‘public school’, which, in the UK, refers to a private, fee-paying school. The state school system in Spain differs considerably from the school systems in, for example, the UK and US, particularly regarding secondary education. More...
Private schools in Spain:
School degrees, fees and other criteria
There’s a wide range of private schools in Spain, including parochial schools, bilingual schools, international schools and a variety of foreign schools. Around a third of children in Spain are educated at private school. Most private schools are co-educational, Catholic day schools, although a number of schools take weekly or term boarders. More...
Higher Education:
Universities, qualifications and fees
Spain has 70 universities ( universidades), 48 of them state-run and 22 run by private enterprises or by the Catholic church. There are a number of other higher education institutes specialising in physical education, tourism, dramatic arts, dance and music, as well as a number of highly rated business schools. More...
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