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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 Catalonia
Pupils
State Private Total
SY 2022/23 4,004 4,203 8,207
SY 2021/22 3,791 4,276 8,067
SY 2020/21 3,557 4,261 7,818
SY 2019/20 3,318 4,138 7,456
SY 2018/19 3,021 4,066 7,087
Source:
SY 2018/19: Ministry of Education.
SY 2019/20-SY 2022/23: Ministry of Education.
Note: Special education in specific centres.

Last update: April 3, 2024.

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.