Out-of-school adolescents in Spain
In Spain, 1.8% of adolescents of lower secondary school age were not in school in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2011.
The latest value carries the source flag “National estimate”.
Spain, 2024
1.8%nat_est (National estimate)
Change from 2023
−0.2percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
1.3%
Out-of-school adolescents in Spain over time
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% of adolescents of lower secondary school age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
Flags: nat_est National estimate . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 2.0% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 2.4%, the figure has changed by −0.7 percentage points.
More for Spain
All statistics for Spain
Out-of-school children
1.2%nat_est (National estimate)
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school youth
5.6%nat_est (National estimate)
2024 · UNESCO UIS
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
11.5%d (Definition differs)
2025 · Eurostat
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
52.5%
2025 · Eurostat
Early leavers from education and training
12.8%d (Definition differs)
2025 · Eurostat
Adult participation in learning
15.8%
2025 · Eurostat