Spain minority education (Riga 2010)

Facts about Spain, autonomies and our High School Study visit # 20 (2009-10): Supporting minority education in Latvia 7-11/6/2010 Riga, Latvia INS PERE RIBOT SECONDARY SCHOOL (VILASSAR DE MAR, SPAIN) LLUÍS FIGUERAS (ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL)

Spain basic data Population - 2010 estimate 45,989,016 (27th) - Density 91.2 inh./km2 Official language: Spanish Recognised regional languages: Aranese, Basque, Catalan/Valencian and Galician Ethnic groups: 88.0% Spanish, 12.0% (Romanian, Moroccan, Ecuadorian, British) other (2009)

Immigration to Spain According to the Spanish government there were 4.5 million foreign residents in Spain in 2007. According to residence permit data for 2005, about 500,000 were Moroccan, another 500,000 were Ecuadorian, more than 200,000 were Romanian, and 260,000 were Colombian. Other sizeable foreign communities are British (8%), French (8%), Argentine (6%), German (6%) and Bolivian (3%). Spain has more than 200,000 migrants from West and Central Africa. Since 2000, Spain has experienced high population growth as a result of immigration flows. Within the EU, Spain has the 2nd highest immigration rate in % terms. The # of immigrants in Spain has grown up from 500,000 in 1996 to 5.2 million in 2008. Unemployment among immigrants has risen 67% in 2007.

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INS PERE RIBOT FACTS Vilassar de Mar: Up scaled coastal town (pop. 19000) Small/medium size secondary school 400 students / 37 teachers Surrounded by two greater towns with a lot immigrants Bilingual education: Catalan (compulsory), Spanish We have 16 different nationalities in the school (15%). Moroccans are the highest (3%) The number is not significant, but the way most of the inmigrants quit the school is. 90% of our immigrants do not take post-secondary education. 80% go to CPQP (vocational study programs to achieve the Certificate of Secondary Education).

Spain minority education (Riga 2010)

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