Educational problems

• • spanish population was poorly educated
  • 1930 - 55% of children between 5 and 14 were enrolled in schools
  • compared poorly to france - 80% of children attended school
  • Italy - over 60%
• • Spain's literacy rate was around 70%
  • way below Britain, France and Germany where everyone was literate
• • Spanish gov invested in education
  • 1908-30 - built 500 schools a year.
  • Whereas, republican gov built 7,000 a year
  • monarchy was less committed to education than the democratic republic