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Institutions are opening 1,465 more places than in the 2025/2026 academic year. There are 56,790 places in the General Access Regime. The offer in Basic Education and Medicine is increasing.
Data published this week show that more pupils reach the end of basic education without ever repeating a year, but territorial disparities remain pronounced.
The Minister of Education announced a date for the integration of the 1st and 2nd cycles of basic education, but it remains unclear how he plans to do it.
The government plans to revise the curricula and the organisational structure of the first and second cycles of basic education, with changes to be implemented by 2027.
