THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STATISTICS, PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 3., (A) OF THE LAW OF DECEMBER 31, 1945, HAS BEEN CARRYING OUT THE "STATISTICS OF TEACHING IN SPAIN", WHICH BEGAN WITH THE ONE CORRESPONDING TO THE COURSE 1946/47.

THE COLLABORATION OF THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE IN THE PROCESS OF THESE STATISTICS HAS INCREASED CONSIDERABLY WITH THE PROVISION OF IMPORTANT INFORMATION SERVICES IN ITS CENTRAL AND PERIPHERAL AGENCIES.

ON THE OTHER HAND, IN THE FACE OF THE AUTONOMIC STRUCTURING THAT THE STATE HAS ADOPTED AND THE TRANSFER OF COMPETENCES WHICH, IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION, HAVE ALREADY BEEN CARRIED OUT IN SOME AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITIES AND WILL BE CARRIED OUT IN THE OTHER THE PROCESS OF TEACHING STATISTICS NEEDS TO BE ADAPTED TO THE REAL NEEDS AND TO THE NEW POLITICAL-ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANISATION, IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 149.1.31 OF THE SPANISH CONSTITUTION, FOR WHICH THE STATISTICS OF STATE INTEREST ARE THE STATE ' S EXCLUSIVE COMPETITION.

IN ATTENTION TO THE ABOVE AND IN ORDER THAT, AT THE STATE LEVEL, A COMMON EDUCATION STATISTIC CAN BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL THE NATIONAL TERRITORY THAT ALLOWS A KNOWLEDGE OF THE EDUCATIONAL REALITY IN THE SPANISH STATE, ON A PROPOSAL OF THE MINISTRIES OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE AND OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE, THIS PRESIDENCY OF THE GOVERNMENT HAS HAD GOOD TO HAVE:

ARTICLE 1. THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE ASSUMES, IN AGREEMENT WITH THE NATIONAL STATISTICAL INSTITUTE, FROM THOSE CORRESPONDING TO THE SCHOOL YEAR 1985/86, THE FUNCTIONS OF COLLECTION, PROCESSING AND PUBLICATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE STATISTICS OF THE THE FOLLOWING LEVELS AND MODALITIES OF NON-UNIVERSITY EDUCATION: PRE-SCHOOL, BASIC GENERAL, BACCALAUREATE AND COURSE OF UNIVERSITY ORIENTATION, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, ADULT CONTINUING EDUCATION, SPECIAL EDUCATION AND OTHER TEACHING, WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE COLLABORATION WITH THE NATIONAL STATISTICAL INSTITUTE REFERRED TO IN THE ARTICLE 19.6 LEGAL REGIME OF THE STATE ADMINISTRATION.

ART. 2. THE COMMISSION FOR THE COORDINATION AND MONITORING OF THE STATISTICS OF THE TEACHING, AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1, IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED. OF THIS ORDER, WHICH SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE AND OF THE NATIONAL STATISTICAL INSTITUTE, WHICH ARE LISTED BELOW:

DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL OF ORGANIZATION AND AUTOMATION OF THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE.

DIRECTOR OF THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICAL STUDIES IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE.

A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE HIGH INSPECTION OF THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE.

DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL OF STATISTICS AND SOCIAL RESEARCH AT THE NATIONAL STATISTICAL INSTITUTE.

HEAD OF THE STATISTICS SERVICE OF THE NATIONAL STATISTICS INSTITUTE, CULTURE AND RESEARCH.

DELEGATE OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STATISTICS IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE.

HE WILL ACT AS PRESIDENT THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL OF ORGANIZATION AND AUTOMATION OF THE MEC AND AS SECRETARY THE DELEGATE OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STATISTICS IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE.

IT WILL BE THE COMPETITION OF THIS COMMISSION:

TO DETERMINE, ON A PROPOSAL FROM THE STATISTICAL COMMISSION OF THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE, THE STATISTICAL INFORMATION OF STATE INTEREST WHICH, AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT, IS CONSIDERED NECESSARY IN THE TEACHINGS OUTLINED IN THE ARTICLE FIRST.

APPROVE THE QUESTIONNAIRES TO BE USED AND ESTABLISH THE APPROPRIATE METHODOLOGY FOR OBTAINING THESE STATISTICS.

ESTABLISH THE TABLES OF RESULTS OF STATE INTEREST, AS WELL AS THE NECESSARY ONES TO CONTINUE THE SERIES THAT THE NATIONAL STATISTICAL INSTITUTE HAS BEEN PUBLISHING, AND THOSE CORRESPONDING TO THE INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL STATISTICS INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL BODIES.

TO STUDY POSSIBLE REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION AND TO ENSURE THAT THEY WILL NOT BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE STATISTICAL SECRET, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE STATISTICAL ACT OF 31 DECEMBER 1945.

ART. 3. THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE MAY ESTABLISH THE STATISTICS REQUIRED FOR ITS OWN PURPOSES, WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE COORDINATING FUNCTION WHICH THE NATIONAL STATISTICAL INSTITUTE IS REQUIRED TO CARRY OUT IN APPLICATION OF THE STATISTICAL LAW OF 31 DECEMBER 1945.

ART. 4. THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE WILL BE ABLE TO ESTABLISH COLLABORATION AGREEMENTS WITH THE AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITIES TO DETERMINE THE PROCEDURE BY WHICH THESE COMMUNITIES SHOULD FAIL TO PROVIDE THE BASIC INFORMATION NECESSARY FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE STATISTICS OF STATE INTEREST, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 149.1.31 OF THE SPANISH CONSTITUTION.

ART. 5. THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE SHALL PROVIDE THE NATIONAL STATISTICAL INSTITUTE WITH THE INFORMATION NECESSARY FOR ITS OWN PUBLICATIONS.

MADRID, NOVEMBER 25, 1985. -EL PRADO DEL PRADO Y MUÑOZ.