Good to know · Education

Learn Spanish at official schools and get certified

Spain’s public language schools, the Escuelas Oficiales de Idiomas (EOI), teach official language courses from basic to advanced levels (A1 to C2), run by each region’s education department. The DELE is the official diploma of Spanish as a foreign language, with six levels from A1 to C2.

Why it matters

The EOIs are the public route to learning Spanish with an official certificate valid across Spain, and the DELE is the official Spanish diploma, also used as one of the tests for Spanish nationality by residence.

When

You want to learn Spanish or need an official certificate of your level.

Official page

Real Decreto 1041/2017, de 22 de diciembre (enseñanzas de idiomas de régimen especial)

Last checked

20 Oct 2026