Almost half of the students of the ESO of Castilla y León study a second foreign language and 13% in Primary

• The ‘Statistics on the Teaching of Foreign Languages’ published by the Ministry of Education shows that 100% of the students of the second cycle in Early Childhood Education study a foreign language, specifically English • The majority of students who studied a second language opted for French • 428 students from Castilla y León studied in centers that teach foreign education systems

April 22, 2024. 100% of the students of the second cycle of Early Childhood Education of Castilla y León study a foreign language, which is 14 points more than the national average, according to the 'Statistics of Teaching Foreign Languages' published by the Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sports.

In this way, Castilla y León is positioned together with Castilla-La Mancha, Extremadura, Murcia and Galicia as a leader in foreign language teaching among students from 3 to 6 years old, with English established in the curriculum of its 47,063 centers.

As for Baccalaureate, the percentage of students in language teaching also increases, so that 99.1% (30,269) have studied a foreign language in the 2022-2023 academic year, mostly English, which means a growth of almost three points compared to the previous academic year (96.5%).

In addition, 12.9% of primary school students study a second foreign language, 42.3% of ESO students and 11.7% of high school students. The majority opted for that language to be French.

With regard to the use of a foreign language as a teaching language, in the academic year 2022-2023, 62.3% of primary school students participated in this type of educational experience; 34% in secondary school; and 1.7% in high school. Regarding the type of language used as a teaching language, the majority is English.

In addition, 428 students from Castilla y León studied at schools that teach foreign education systems, where foreign languages are used as the language of instruction.

Finally, in Vocational Training, a total of 4,042 students study a language in Basic VET; 2,027 in Middle Grade; and 2,428 in Higher Grade. Most of the language chosen was English.

More information at: ‘Foreign Language Teaching Statistics’

PROVINCIAL DATA

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
	FIRST LANGUAGE	%
ÁVILA	3.251	100
BURGOS	7.508	100
LION	7.948	100
PALENCIA	3.116	100
SALAMANCA	6.222	100
SEGOVIA	3.402	100
SORIA	1,974	100
VALLADOLID	10.936	100
ZAMORA	2,706	100

PRIMARY EDUCATION/STUDENTS
	FIRST LANGUAGE	%	SECOND LANGUAGE	%
ÁVILA	8.368	100	1.016	12,14
BURGOS	18,951	100	3.122	16,47
LION	19.709	100	3.313	16.8
PALENCIA	7,589	100	790	10,4
SALAMANCA	15.267	100	1.319	8.6
SEGOVIA	8.323	100	437	5.2
SORIA	4.521	100	545	12.05
VALLADOLID	28,449	100	4.044	14,21
ZAMORA	6,544	100	600	9,16

SECONDARY EDUCATION/STUDENTS
	FIRST LANGUAGE	%	SECOND LANGUAGE	%
ÁVILA	6.139	100	2,604	42.4
BURGOS	13,735	100	5.839	42.5
LION	14,646	100	6.278	42.8
PALENCIA	5.111	100	2,170	42,45
SALAMANCA	11.634	100	4.814	41.3
SEGOVIA	6.042	100	2,573	42,58
SORIA	3.286	100	1,244	37.85
VALLADOLID	21.069	100	9.333	44,29
ZAMORA	4.988	100	1.821	36.5

BACCALAUREATE/STUDENTS
	FIRST LANGUAGE	SECOND LANGUAGE
ÁVILA	1.955	3,576
BURGOS	4.601	451
LION	5.435	656
PALENCIA	1,765	180
SALAMANCA	4.202	565
SEGOVIA	2,126	212
SORIA	1.166	148
VALLADOLID	7.251	1.032
ZAMORA	1,768	163