Early leavers from education and training in Spain
12.8% of people aged 18 to 24 in Spain had left education early in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1992. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
The latest value carries the source flag “Definition differs”.
Spain, 2025
12.8%d (Definition differs)
Change from 2024
−0.2percentage points
European Union, 2025
9.1%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
7.4%
Position in 2025
5th of 34
Early leavers from education and training in Spain over time
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% of population aged 18 to 24. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Spain | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12.8%d (definition differs (see metadata)) | 9.1% |
| 2024 | 13.0%d (definition differs (see metadata)) | 9.6% |
| 2023 | 13.7%d (definition differs (see metadata)) | 9.6% |
| 2022 | 13.9%d (definition differs (see metadata)) | 9.6% |
| 2021 | 13.3%bd (break in time series, definition differs (see metadata)) | 9.7%b (break in time series) |
| 2020 | 16.0% | 10.0% |
| 2019 | 17.3% | 10.1% |
| 2018 | 17.9% | 10.5% |
| 2017 | 18.3% | 10.5% |
| 2016 | 19.0% | 10.6% |
| 2015 | 20.0% | 11.0% |
| 2014 | 21.9%b (break in time series) | 11.1%b (break in time series) |
| 2013 | 23.6% | 11.8% |
| 2012 | 24.7% | 12.6% |
| 2011 | 26.3% | 13.2% |
| 2010 | 28.2% | 13.8% |
| 2009 | 30.9% | 14.0% |
| 2008 | 31.7% | 14.3% |
| 2007 | 30.8% | 14.7% |
| 2006 | 30.3%b (break in time series) | 15.2%b (break in time series) |
| 2005 | 31.0%b (break in time series) | 15.6% |
| 2004 | 32.2% | 16.0% |
| 2003 | 31.7%b (break in time series) | 16.4%b (break in time series) |
| 2002 | 30.9% | 16.9% |
| 2001 | 29.7% | – |
Flags: b break in time series; bd break in time series, definition differs (see metadata); d definition differs (see metadata) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 13.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 20.0%, the figure has changed by −7.2 percentage points.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Spain has the 5th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 9.1%.
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ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
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