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NEET rate in Cantabria

In Cantabria, 8.1% of people aged 18 to 24 were not in employment, education or training in 2025.

Measure: Young people not in employment, education or training, ages 18 to 24, by region Unit: % of people aged 18 to 24 Data: 2000 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
The latest value carries the source flag “Source flag du”.
Cantabria, 2025 8.1%du (Source flag du) % of people aged 18 to 24
Change from 2024 +0.4percentage points 2024: 7.7%
Spain, 2025 12.0%d (Definition differs) Country total
Position in 2025 203rd of 249 See the full ranking

NEET rate 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.

Young people not in employment, education or training, ages 18 to 24, by region (% of people aged 18 to 24), 2001 to 2025
Period CantabriaSpain
2025 8.1%du (definition differs (see metadata), low reliability) 12.0%d (definition differs (see metadata))
2024 7.7%du (definition differs (see metadata), low reliability) 12.9%d (definition differs (see metadata))
2023 8.9%du (definition differs (see metadata), low reliability) 13.0%d (definition differs (see metadata))
2022 10.7%du (definition differs (see metadata), low reliability) 13.5%d (definition differs (see metadata))
2021 7.6%bdu (break in time series, definition differs (see metadata), low reliability) 14.2%bd (break in time series, definition differs (see metadata))
2020 14.9% 18.1%
2019 12.0%u (low reliability) 15.7%
2018 12.8%u (low reliability) 16.1%
2017 12.1%u (low reliability) 17.1%
2016 11.1%u (low reliability) 19.1%
2015 14.9% 20.1%
2014 16.6% 22.1%
2013 15.4% 24.0%
2012 17.8% 23.6%
2011 19.4% 22.8%
2010 18.2% 22.1%
2009 16.3% 22.3%
2008 11.3%u (low reliability) 16.7%
2007 10.8%u (low reliability) 13.6%
2006 11.3%b (break in time series) 13.3%b (break in time series)
2005 12.6%b (break in time series) 14.6%b (break in time series)
2004 12.3% 14.9%
2003 12.7%b (break in time series) 14.8%b (break in time series)
2002 15.8% 14.9%
2001 13.1%b (break in time series) 14.2%b (break in time series)

Flags: b break in time series; bd break in time series, definition differs (see metadata); d definition differs (see metadata); u low reliability; bdu break in time series, definition differs (see metadata), low reliability; du definition differs (see metadata), low reliability . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

  • That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 7.7% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 14.9%, the figure has changed by −6.8 percentage points.
  • Among the 249 regions with data for 2025, Cantabria has the 203rd highest value.
  • The figure for Spain in 2025 was 12.0%.

More for Cantabria

All statistics for Cantabria
Youth unemployment (regions) 19.8%du (Source flag du) 2025 · Eurostat Tertiary education (regions) 47.8% 2025 · Eurostat Early school leavers (regions) 8.9%u (Low reliability) 2025 · Eurostat

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
edat_lfse_22 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A sex=T age=Y18-24 training=NO_FE_NO_NFE wstatus=NEMP 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