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Portugal × Spain × European Union ×

% of people aged 18 to 24. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Early leavers from education and training, by region (% of people aged 18 to 24), 2001 to 2025
Period PortugalSpainEuropean Union
2025 6.1% 12.8% 9.1%
2024 6.6% 13.0% 9.6%
2023 8.1% 13.7% 9.6%
2022 6.3% 13.9% 9.6%
2021 6.4%b (break in time series) 13.3%b (break in time series) 9.7%b (break in time series)
2020 9.1% 16.0% 10.0%
2019 10.5% 17.3% 10.1%
2018 11.6% 17.9% 10.5%
2017 12.6% 18.3% 10.5%
2016 13.9% 19.0% 10.6%
2015 13.5% 20.0% 11.0%
2014 17.3%b (break in time series) 21.9%b (break in time series) 11.1%b (break in time series)
2013 18.7% 23.6% 11.8%
2012 20.5% 24.7% 12.6%
2011 22.8%b (break in time series) 26.3% 13.2%
2010 28.3% 28.2% 13.8%
2009 30.9% 30.9% 14.0%
2008 34.9% 31.7% 14.3%
2007 36.5% 30.8% 14.7%
2006 38.5%b (break in time series) 30.3%b (break in time series) 15.2%b (break in time series)
2005 38.3% 31.0%b (break in time series) 15.6%
2004 39.3%b (break in time series) 32.2% 16.0%
2003 41.2% 31.7%b (break in time series) 16.4%b (break in time series)
2002 45.0% 30.9% 16.9%
2001 44.3% 29.7% –

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
edat_lfse_16 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A sex=T age=Y18-24 unit=PC
Observation period
2000 to 2025
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat