The current system of education

Education

Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...

in Spain

Spain

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is known as LOE after the Ley Orgánica de Educación, or Fundamental Law of Education. Education in Spain is compulsory, and free from 6 to 16 years of age, supported by the Government in each Region.
Below Higher Education the system can be seen as consisting of four levels:

• Pre-school (Educación Infantil, segundo ciclo) - 3 to 6 years of age
• Primary School (Educación Primaria) six years of schooling - 6 to 12 years of age
• Compulsory Secondary Education (Educación Secundaria Obligatoria) four years of schooling - 12 to 16 years of age
• Post-Compulsory Schooling (Bachillerato) two years of schooling - 16 to 18 years of age

Children 3 to 6 years old in [Spain] have the option of attending the Pre-school stage (infantil or popularly known as preescolar), which is non-compulsory and free for all students.