The school dropout rate, one of the main weaknesses of the Balearic education system, has fallen to 15.22% in 2025, the lowest figure in the last decade and almost five percentage points lower than in 2024, when it stood at 20.14%. Despite the improvement, the gender gap remains significant: the dropout rate among boys reaches 23.02%, while among girls it stands at 7.46%. The data confirms a downward trend after years in which the Balearic Islands led the country in this indicator.

The Balearic Islands have registered a significant decrease in early school leaving, according to the latest official data for 2025, and no longer top the list of autonomous communities with the lowest rates, breaking with the trend of recent years. The rate now stands at around 15.2%, still a high figure, but clearly lower than in recent years, when the archipelago consistently led this indicator (20.14% in 2024). This improvement marks the beginning of a downward trend following the increase recorded in previous years, as previous reports on the evolution of the Balearic education system had already indicated. Despite remaining above the national average, the Islands have been overtaken by regions such as Murcia, which has once again taken first place with a dropout rate of over 20%, placing them in an intermediate range among the autonomous communities.

The Ministry of Education and Universities will increase the presence of psychologists in secondary schools in the Son Gotleu neighborhood of Palma this academic year. Minister Antoni Vera announced this measure on Monday after chairing the meeting of the Son Gotleu Educational Plan committee for the 2025-2026 academic year. During the meeting, participants outlined the needs of the neighborhood's schools. Vera stated that the Ministry will increase support for schools in the area and that, starting this 2025-2026 academic year, psychological support will be strengthened with the addition of more general health psychologists to the public secondary schools. The main objective is to reduce school dropout rates. Additionally, the intervention of staff from the Comprehensive School Safety Plan (PISE) will be expanded at the Joan Capó and Es Pont schools to address current needs. The meeting also addressed the neighborhood's issues of coexistence. The regional minister insisted that the priority is to guarantee safe educational spaces both inside and outside of schools.