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Spain is a decentralized country regarding the education.

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All schooling decisions are taken at the regional level and, to a lesser extent, by the central government,

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with limited autonomy for individual schools.

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There are 17 autonomous regions, plus two autonomous cities.

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The education system is steered by national and regional education ministries,

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with the national level defining the overall framework and guidelines.

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education objectives are aligned to european union 2020 priorities some important decisions

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are taken at the regional level for instance the implementation of the bilingual program of the

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region of madrid the spanish education system is organized in several stages pre-primary education

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Primary Education, Secondary Education, Upper Secondary Education, Vocational Training, University and Higher Education.

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Preschool is divided into two cycles, from 0 to 3 years old and from 3 to 6 years old.

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The second cycle, all the three, is not compulsory and is taught at primary schools.

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Compulsory education begins at age 6 and ends at 16.

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Primary school education is made up of 6 academic school years from age 6 through 12.

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After primary school, students must continue on to compulsory secondary education,

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which generally lasts from age 12 to 16.

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Once students graduate from ESO, they have three different choices.

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• High school bachillerato • Vocational-professional training

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• Formación profesional • Entry into the workforce

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The bachillerato is non-compulsory free education that consists of one cycle in two academic years

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for students aged 16 to 18. It consists of a series of required common classes,

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elective classes and specialization students after this period opt for vocational training

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or a university education in order to continue on to university they must take an entrance exam

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there are two types of vocational training middle grade training cycles for those who

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only have their compulsory secondary education diploma and superior training cycles for those

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who possess a baccalaureate diploma.

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Those who complete a superior training cycle

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may then pursue certain university degrees.