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NEET rate in Cataluña

In Cataluña, 11.1% of people aged 18 to 24 were not in employment, education or training in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

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 “Definition differs”.
Cataluña, 2025 11.1%d (Definition differs) % of people aged 18 to 24
Change from 2024 −3.2percentage points 2024: 14.3%
Spain, 2025 12.0%d (Definition differs) Country total
Position in 2025 146th of 249 See the full ranking

NEET rate in Cataluña 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 CataluñaSpain
2025 11.1%d (definition differs (see metadata)) 12.0%d (definition differs (see metadata))
2024 14.3%d (definition differs (see metadata)) 12.9%d (definition differs (see metadata))
2023 13.3%d (definition differs (see metadata)) 13.0%d (definition differs (see metadata))
2022 14.8%d (definition differs (see metadata)) 13.5%d (definition differs (see metadata))
2021 16.1%bd (break in time series, definition differs (see metadata)) 14.2%bd (break in time series, definition differs (see metadata))
2020 21.1% 18.1%
2019 16.6% 15.7%
2018 16.1% 16.1%
2017 16.2% 17.1%
2016 18.1% 19.1%
2015 19.5% 20.1%
2014 23.0% 22.1%
2013 25.7% 24.0%
2012 24.8% 23.6%
2011 23.9% 22.8%
2010 24.1% 22.1%
2009 24.9% 22.3%
2008 17.5% 16.7%
2007 13.6% 13.6%
2006 13.2%b (break in time series) 13.3%b (break in time series)
2005 14.4%b (break in time series) 14.6%b (break in time series)
2004 14.5% 14.9%
2003 14.9%b (break in time series) 14.8%b (break in time series)
2002 14.6% 14.9%
2001 11.2%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) . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

  • That is a change of −3.2 percentage points from 14.3% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 19.5%, the figure has changed by −8.4 percentage points.
  • Among the 249 regions with data for 2025, Cataluña has the 146th highest value.
  • The figure for Spain in 2025 was 12.0%.

More for Cataluña

All statistics for Cataluña
Youth unemployment (regions) 19.1%d (Definition differs) 2025 · Eurostat Tertiary education (regions) 46.9% 2025 · Eurostat Early school leavers (regions) 13.5% 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 Cataluña
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat