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Secondary education. Pupils. By levels and sex. Counties and Aran

Secondary education. Pupils. By levels and sex. Total. Counties, areas and provinces Catalonia
ESO Batxillerat (1) CFGM CFGS PIPQ Total
SY 2013/14 287,145 88,538 55,742 53,237 7,668 492,330
SY 2012/13 285,461 87,377 56,304 51,100 7,537 487,779
SY 2011/12 281,272 85,640 53,090 49,180 7,113 476,295
Source: Ministry of Education.
Notes:
Batxillerat: general certificate of secondary education. Does not include remote learning certificate.
CFGM: Medium grade training cycles.
CFGS: Higher grade training cycles.
PIPQ: Programmes for Initial Professional Qualification.
Secondary education. Pupils. By levels and sex. Boys. Counties, areas and provinces Catalonia
ESO Batxillerat (1) CFGM CFGS PIPQ Total
SY 2013/14 148,036 41,345 33,288 28,910 5,264 256,843
SY 2012/13 147,741 40,649 32,908 27,243 5,220 253,761
SY 2011/12 146,252 39,715 30,783 25,503 4,863 242,253
Source: Ministry of Education.
Notes:
Batxillerat: general certificate of secondary education. Does not include remote learning certificate.
CFGM: Medium grade training cycles.
CFGS: Higher grade training cycles.
PIPQ: Programmes for Initial Professional Qualification.
Secondary education. Pupils. By levels and sex. Girls. Counties, areas and provinces Catalonia
ESO Batxillerat (1) CFGM CFGS PIPQ Total
SY 2013/14 139,109 47,193 22,454 24,327 2,404 235,487
SY 2012/13 137,720 46,728 23,396 23,857 2,317 234,018
SY 2011/12 135,020 45,925 22,307 23,677 2,250 226,929
Source: Ministry of Education.
Notes:
Batxillerat: general certificate of secondary education. Does not include remote learning certificate.
CFGM: Medium grade training cycles.
CFGS: Higher grade training cycles.
PIPQ: Programmes for Initial Professional Qualification.

Last update: July 20, 2015.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

Batxillerat
Two academic years of education from sixteen years to eighteen. The obligatory secondary education graduates certificate is required to access this. When completing these studies, pupils that have satisfactorily completed any of its modalities receive the batxiller certificate access to higher education.
Secondary education
Educational that level that covers: obligatory secondary education (ESO), Batxillerat and specific vocational training of medium and higher level.
Compulsory secondary education (ESO)
Education covering four academic years. It generally starts in the calendar year in which students turn 12 and ends when they are 16. Students who graduate from ESO can enter the baccalaureate or even an intermediate level specific vocational training in sports education (if they pass the specific entry test) or in visual arts and design.
Medium grade vocational training
Training that includes education providing the capacity to develop various professions. Of a variable duration depending on the profession. To access this, the secondary education graduates certificate or any equivalent is required. The pupils that pass these courses receive the specialist qualification for the corresponding profession.
Higher grade vocational training
Training that includes education providing the capacity to develop various professions. Of a variable duration depending on the profession. To access this, the batxiller certificate or any equivalent is required. The pupils that pass these courses receive the higher specialist qualification, which enables the graduate to exercise said profession. It also allows access to first cycle university studies for the corresponding professional sector.
Programmes for Initial Professional Qualification (PIPQ)
Es dirigeixen a alumnes més grans de 16 anys que no han obtingut el títol de GESO (graduat/ada en ESO)Incorporen tres tipus de mòduls, que proporcionen: competències professionals (mòduls A), formació de caràcter general (mòduls B), el títol de GESO (mòduls voluntaris C). Les proves d'accés amb exempcions se suprimiran a partir del curs 2012-2013.

Methodological aspects

The data on infant, primary and secondary education is taken from an exploitation of the data provided by the Generalitat de Catalunya's Ministry of Education or teaching centres at all education levels. The public sector includes data for the centres that depend on the Ministry of Education and other public administrations, while the private sector deals with privately owned centres.

In 1990 the Law for general ordering of the education system (LOGSE) was passed, which modifies the previous education system (LGE) of 1970. In the 1991/92 academic year the teaching approved by the new law was gradually introduced and the 2000/01 academic year was the first in which none of the teaching relating to the previous education system was still in existence.

However, the two education models coexisted over the long period of experimentation and implantation of the new education law.

Data are provisional.