Illa launches new national pact for education

President Salvador Illa initiates a ten-year educational reform plan following Catalonia's exclusion from the PISA 2025 test results.

President Salvador Illa met with political parties on Friday, 25 September 2026, to initiate a new national pact for education. The debate will culminate in a parliamentary session in mid-October, following Catalonia's exclusion from PISA 2025 test results.

Illa proposed five to six measures with a ten-year continuity, focusing on teacher training, school autonomy, and inclusive schooling. He committed to increasing funding to 6% of GDP, defining Catalan as the essential language for school social cohesion.

Parties presented diverse priorities, from Junts' focus on teacher authority and language protection to the CUP's call for public school reinforcement. The Government has now opened a formal dialogue process through the Consell d’Educació de Catalunya.


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