Students from schools adhering to the pilot plan for free choice of language obtain significantly lower results in Catalan compared to Spanish. This is reflected in the data from a report that the Ministry of Education has delivered to STEI, which had requested it in the context of the lawsuit against the plan. According to this data, the average score out of 100 in the fourth-grade Primary tests places Catalan at 38 points, compared to 58 points for Spanish, 20 points less. This is the initial evaluation carried out in October 2024 in the participating schools, as established by the resolution regulating the plan. Specifically, the results correspond to the 11 schools that joined in the 2024-2025 academic year, while this year there are already 20 affiliated schools.STEI considers that these figures demonstrate the limitations of the model promoted by the Government. The union recalls that the plan itself sets the objective for schools to "adopt measures to compensate for possible deficiencies in either of the two official languages".

The first quarter of the 21st century has left a profound mark on the Balearic education system. Accelerated demographic changes, growing inequalities, linguistic debates, new educational opportunities, and a university that has evolved in size and scientific ambition have shaped a very different scenario from that of the beginning of the millennium. This report looks back to understand the present and project into the future.

Reducing student-teacher ratios is a long-standing demand of the educational community and is considered a key tool for addressing the increase in child vulnerability in recent years. According to sources consulted, the maximum ratios established by regulations—22 in preschool, 25 in primary school, 30 in secondary school, and 35 in high school—already make it difficult to provide adequate support to all children, given the socioeconomic and sociocultural conditions in the Balearic Islands. However, some schools exceed these figures. In fact, the Ministry of Education has increased the number of teachers in 84 public schools that have exceeded the maximum thresholds in primary school classes, approximately 37.83% of the total, and in 22 that have done the same in preschool. They have been allowed to "lower ratios to certain levels." It's important to remember that in the Balearic Islands there are designated Priority Attention Centers (CAPs), which, due to extreme vulnerability according to the Socioeconomic and Cultural Index (ISEC) scale, receive additional resources and have reduced student-teacher ratios of between 10% and 20%. According to the list published by the Regional Ministry of Education in May, this year there are eight primary schools, eleven secondary schools, four CEIPIESOs (primary and secondary schools), the Es Canyar Primary School, and the Simó Ballester CEIPIEEM (primary and secondary schools). Thirteen private schools also hold CAP designation.

Education Minister Antoni Vera stated before the plenary session of the School Council of the Balearic Islands that the average ratio of 4th grade students per classroom in Early Childhood Education for the 2025-2026 academic year will be 16.3 students, a figure below the maximum established by the Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sports, which is 22 students, which alters these figures. He also highlighted that 59.4% of 4th grade Early Childhood Education groups in the Balearic Islands have fewer than 17 students, a positive indicator that reflects the effort to ensure more individualized attention to students.