Bilingual education in the Basque Country: a 30 year journey

The nature and development of bilingual education in the Basque Country over the last 30 years is discussed, bearing in mind the three political-administrative areas of the Basque speaking region and their similarities and differences: the Basque Autonomous Community, the Charter Community of Navarre and the northern Basque Country. The following aspects are analysed: basic legal features, language features of the teaching models, evolution of demand for the different models on the part of the population, evaluation of the results achieved and the challenges facing the system in the near future.