Spanish Bachillerato is the post-16 stage of education, comparable to the A Levels in the UK, the French Baccalaureate in France or the International Baccalaureate

There are two parts, a core curriculum with the compulsory subjects, and a specialist part with a few pre-selected branches to choose from. The core curriculum is as follows:

• Spanish Language and Literature: 1st and 2nd years
• Co-official language (in case of Catalan, Basque and Galician): 1st and 2nd years
• First foreign language (English, French, German or Italian; mostly English): 1st and 2nd years
• Philosophy: 1st and 2nd years
• Physical Education: Only 1st year
• Spanish History: Only 2nd year
• Optional subject (2nd foreign language, psychology, information technology...): 1st and 2nd year
• Catholic Religion/All World Religions Studies: Only 1st year (Optional)

The specialist part has up to four subjects (depending on the branch taken).