Spanish presentation for the rest of international partners of the Study visit held in Riga (June 2010).

1. 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)

2. 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)

3. 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.

4. Rate of foreign population in 2008

5. Number of immigrants per region

6. Origin of the foreign population

7. 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).