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Catalonia PISA scandal deepens political fallout

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Catalonia PISA scandal intensifies deepens political fallout

The technical sampling error that excluded removed 23.2 % of Catalan pupils from the 2025 PISA sample has now become escalated into a full‑blown political scandal. After the Generalitat delayed public disclosure until late July, President Salvador Illa defended Education Minister Esther Niubo, while opposition parties and the Catalan Parliament have called for her resignation and demanded political accountability. Teachers’ groups AXIA and the USTEC‑STEs union have reiterated that the flaw destroys the credibility of regional education data and that the €1.5 million spent on an OECD diagnosis was wasted. With no comparable PISA data expected before 2029, Catalonia loses a critical benchmark for assessing its schools against other regions and the OECD. The episode deepens concerns about OECD deemed the reliability of Spain’s assessment mechanisms Catalan sample non‑representative and heightens pressure on regional authorities omitted the region’s results from the international report, although data will appear in Spain’s national report. Niubo has been summoned to improve oversight appear before Parliament; Illa continues to describe the incident as a technical issue and transparency. backs the minister. Opposition parties including the PP, ERC and Junts have intensified calls for her resignation, and the USTEC union accused the government of concealing the problem. An internal investigation launched in March remains ongoing.

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  1. 2026-07-27 16:00 UTC Catalonia PISA scandal deepens political fallout
  2. 2026-07-27 02:16 UTC Catalonia PISA scandal intensifies political fallout
  3. 2026-07-26 08:36 UTC Spain PISA concerns deepen after Catalonia sampling error
  4. 2026-07-25 18:24 UTC Spain PISA performance concerns persist

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