Early school leavers in Cantabria

In Cantabria, 8.9% of people aged 18 to 24 had left education and training early in 2025.

Measure: Early leavers from education and training, by region Unit: % of people aged 18 to 24 Data: 2000 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
The latest value carries the source flag “Low reliability”.
Cantabria, 2025 8.9%u (Low reliability) % of people aged 18 to 24
Change from 2024 +3.4percentage points 2024: 5.5%
Spain, 2025 12.8% Country total
Position in 2025 118th of 226 See the full ranking

Early school leavers in Cantabria over time

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% 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 CantabriaSpain
2025 8.9%u (low reliability) 12.8%
2024 5.5%u (low reliability) 13.0%
2023 7.3%u (low reliability) 13.7%
2022 9.0%u (low reliability) 13.9%
2021 6.3%bu (break in time series, low reliability) 13.3%b (break in time series)
2020 9.1%u (low reliability) 16.0%
2019 12.8%u (low reliability) 17.3%
2018 9.8%u (low reliability) 17.9%
2017 8.9%u (low reliability) 18.3%
2016 8.6%u (low reliability) 19.0%
2015 10.3%u (low reliability) 20.0%
2014 9.7%bu (break in time series, low reliability) 21.9%b (break in time series)
2013 12.1%u (low reliability) 23.6%
2012 14.2% 24.7%
2011 21.4% 26.3%
2010 23.9% 28.2%
2009 24.2% 30.9%
2008 22.9% 31.7%
2007 25.5% 30.8%
2006 23.5%b (break in time series) 30.3%b (break in time series)
2005 21.9%b (break in time series) 31.0%b (break in time series)
2004 26.7% 32.2%
2003 28.9%b (break in time series) 31.7%b (break in time series)
2002 26.5% 30.9%
2001 24.2% 29.7%

Flags: b break in time series; u low reliability; bu break in time series, low reliability . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +3.4 percentage points from 5.5% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 10.3%, the figure has changed by −1.4 percentage points.
  • Among the 226 regions with data for 2025, Cantabria has the 118th highest value.
  • The figure for Spain in 2025 was 12.8%.

Source and dates

Original producer
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 for Cantabria
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat