Focus on Spanish Immigration and Spanish Education: On September 18, news reported that the economic crisis has led to employment difficulties, and the relationship between education and employment has become increasingly close. Spaniards are beginning to realize the importance of education and skills. For those who dropped out of school, remote education is a good option. In 2012, the number of people choosing remote education for training in Spain significantly increased, with approximately 282,000 more students from 2008-2009. The number of students pursuing bachelor's degrees through remote education has increased by 54% since the onset of the economic crisis (reaching 61,503), while those participating in remote vocational training has increased 3.6 times, reaching 51,989. More than 93% of remote education is public.
The province with the highest number of remote education participants is the Andalusia region. In recent academic years, the number of students has doubled, reaching 17,000 last academic year, while remote vocational training courses in the Canary Islands and Catalonia are also very active: these three autonomous communities account for half of the students in Spain who choose remote education.
As Spaniards gradually place more importance on education, the Spanish government continues to cut education budgets. Since 2009, public education spending in Spain has decreased by 5.657 billion euros.
While the number of students has increased, the number of teachers has decreased. In the 2012/2013 academic year, there were 21,800 fewer teaching staff compared to the 2010-2011 academic year. In private schools and charter public schools, the number of teachers and students has increased by 1.4% (2,623 people) and 1.3% (32,710 people) respectively over the past two academic years. The advantages of private schools are beginning to emerge under the government's budget cuts in education, especially in attracting teachers. The influence of private schools is mainly concentrated in primary and secondary education. The proportion of students studying in public schools (68.3%) has been declining for four consecutive years but has seen four consecutive years of growth. The growth is mainly concentrated in universities and vocational training.