Spain has one of the highest unemployment rates in Europe at 22% overall and 51.8% among those aged 25 and younger. This is due to its reliance on the tourism and construction industries, which suffered during the economic crisis, as well as historical structural unemployment issues. The education system is also a contributing factor, as it focuses more on acquiring knowledge than preparing students for the job market. proposed solutions include investing in new economic sectors, reforms to education policies and the system to reduce dropout rates and better align curriculum with work skills.

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2. UNEMPLOYMENT
Spain is the
European
country with the
highest rate of
unemployment,
just behind
Greece.
22%
unemployment

3. The unemployment
among young
people is even
higher.
25 years old or
younger: 51,8%

4. The main cause:
- It is an economy based on tourism and building sectors.
- The industry sector is not highly developed.
There is a historical problem of structural
unemployment in Spain.

6. PROBLEMS:
It is an old-fashioned system of
education.
It is based on the adquisition of
knowledge.
It is not focused on preparing
students for work life.

7. It is becoming
more expensive
every year.
The investment
in education
has been cut
down, so there
are fewer
grants.
As a
consequence,
it is causing a
gap among
social clases.

8. The education
policies of the
present
government have
been a
disappoinment
for all the school
community:
students, parents
and teachers.
The Minister of
Education,
responsable of
the policies, is the
most unpopular
person in the
government.

9. Invest in new
economic
sectors to
create
employment.
Change in
society (new
ideas for a
new society)
No tolerance
with
corruption
Education as
a way of
creating
employment.

10. More
investment
in Public
Education
New
education
policies
leading to
avoid early
school
leaving.
New
methologies
in the
teaching-
learning
proccess.
New
education
system
oriented to
work life.