Linguistic skills measure the capacity of individuals to understand and express themselves, both in written and oral form. There are many generations in Galicia that finished school before Galician was established as a compulsory subject and they therefore did not receive standardized classes in Galician. We can thus think that the general linguistic skills of the population are deficient, especially with regard to writing. The fact is that linguistic skills are generally good in Galicia and their further development will only improve things.