Out-of-school youth in Spain
In Spain, 5.6% of young people of upper secondary school age were not in school in 2024.
The latest value carries the source flag “National estimate”.
Spain, 2024
5.6%nat_est (National estimate)
Change from 2023
−0.2percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
7.6%
Out-of-school youth in Spain over time
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% of youth of upper 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 5.8% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 5.5%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
More for Spain
All statistics for Spain
Out-of-school adolescents
1.8%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
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
10.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT