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NEET rate, ages 15 to 29 in Spain

11.5% of people aged 15 to 29 in Spain were not in employment, education or training in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2009.

Measure: Young people neither in employment nor in education or training (NEET) Unit: % of population aged 15 to 29 Data: 2009 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
The latest value carries the source flag “Definition differs”.
Spain, 2025 11.5%d (Definition differs) % of population aged 15 to 29
Change from 2024 −0.5percentage points 2024: 12.0%
European Union, 2025 11.0% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 10.6% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 11th of 34 See the full ranking

NEET rate, ages 15 to 29 in Spain over time

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% of population aged 15 to 29. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Young people neither in employment nor in education or training (NEET) (% of population aged 15 to 29), 2009 to 2025
Period SpainEuropean Union
2025 11.5%d (definition differs (see metadata)) 11.0%
2024 12.0%d (definition differs (see metadata)) 11.1%
2023 12.3%d (definition differs (see metadata)) 11.3%
2022 12.7%d (definition differs (see metadata)) 11.8%
2021 14.2%d (definition differs (see metadata)) 13.1%
2020 17.3% 14.0%
2019 14.9% 12.8%
2018 15.3% 13.3%
2017 16.4% 14.0%
2016 18.1% 14.8%
2015 19.4% 15.5%
2014 20.7% 15.9%
2013 22.5% 16.3%
2012 22.2% 15.9%
2011 20.6% 15.4%
2010 20.0% 15.4%
2009 19.9% 14.8%

Flags: d definition differs (see metadata) . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

  • That is a change of −0.5 percentage points from 12.0% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 19.4%, the figure has changed by −7.9 percentage points.
  • Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Spain has the 11th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 11.0%.

More for Spain

All statistics for Spain
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 24.9%d (Definition differs) 2025 · Eurostat Early leavers from education and training 12.8%d (Definition differs) 2025 · Eurostat ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate 10.2% 2025 · ILOSTAT Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34 52.5% 2025 · Eurostat Adult participation in learning 15.8% 2025 · Eurostat Primary completion (UIS) 98.6% 2021 · UNESCO UIS

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
lfsi_neet_a · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A age=Y15-29 unit=PC_POP
Observation period
2009 to 2025 for Spain
Provider update
6 November 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat