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Special education. School units and pupils. By ownership of centre. Counties and Aran

Special education. Pupils. By ownership of centre. Counties and Aran School year 2024/2025
State Private Total
Alt Camp 20 0 20
Alt Empordà 128 0 128
Alt Penedès 33 36 69
Alt Urgell 7 0 7
Alta Ribagorça 0 0 0
Anoia 34 105 139
Aran 0 0 0
Bages 9 309 318
Baix Camp 166 42 208
Baix Ebre 62 77 139
Baix Empordà 86 0 86
Baix Llobregat 538 404 942
Baix Penedès 87 0 87
Barcelonès 1,029 1,859 2,888
Berguedà 8 37 45
Cerdanya 0 0 0
Conca de Barberà 0 34 34
Garraf 47 0 47
Garrigues 0 8 8
Garrotxa 0 84 84
Gironès 237 128 365
Lluçanès 0 0 0
Maresme 242 84 326
Moianès 0 0 0
Montsià 24 56 80
Noguera 0 21 21
Osona 33 108 141
Pallars Jussà 0 0 0
Pallars Sobirà 0 0 0
Pla d'Urgell 48 0 48
Pla de l'Estany 17 0 17
Priorat 0 0 0
Ribera d'Ebre 0 25 25
Ripollès 19 0 19
Segarra 0 0 0
Segrià 176 38 214
Selva 158 0 158
Solsonès 17 0 17
Tarragonès 158 154 312
Terra Alta 0 0 0
Urgell 0 29 29
Vallès Occidental 651 698 1,349
Vallès Oriental 355 0 355
Catalonia 4,389 4,336 8,725
Source: Ministry of Education and Vocational Training.
Note: Special education in specific centres.

Last update: September 16, 2026.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

Special education
Education that involves curricular care and adaptations designed for disabled pupils to carry out their education process while integrated in ordinary centres or specific centres when this is recommendable due to the seriousness and circumstances of the disability.

Methodological aspects

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.

The data on special education presented here corresponds to specific special education centres and specific special education groups located in ordinary centres. Integrated pupils are excluded.

Data are provisional.