According to a study by Rey Juan Carlos University (URJC) that links birth month to outcomes, children born at the end of the year have poorer academic performance than those born in January, who have greater skills in, for example, mathematics.
This analysis, published this Monday, takes into account the fact that in Spain children start the school year in September and access to compulsory education is per calendar year.
Therefore, those born in January have better results in their studies than those born in the following months and also have a lower repetition rate.
The report finds that there are significant achievement gaps between students who have received early childhood education (first cycle of early childhood education aged 0 to 3 years) compared to those who have not, and calls for this Information will be taken into account when implementing the educational policy.
In this sense, experts from the Rey Juan Carlos University recommend that educational authorities promote preschool attendance for all students.
They emphasize the importance of attending kindergarten (a decision that depends on parents) to mitigate the negative effects of giving birth in the last months of the year (which cannot be avoided).