Early school leavers in Galicia

In Galicia, 10.4% 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
Galicia, 2025 10.4% % of people aged 18 to 24
Change from 2024 −0.4percentage points 2024: 10.8%
Spain, 2025 12.8% Country total
Position in 2025 92nd of 226 See the full ranking

Early school leavers in Galicia 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 GaliciaSpain
2025 10.4% 12.8%
2024 10.8% 13.0%
2023 9.1% 13.7%
2022 9.9% 13.9%
2021 8.7%b (break in time series) 13.3%b (break in time series)
2020 12.0% 16.0%
2019 12.6% 17.3%
2018 14.3% 17.9%
2017 14.9% 18.3%
2016 15.2% 19.0%
2015 17.0% 20.0%
2014 18.5%b (break in time series) 21.9%b (break in time series)
2013 20.2% 23.6%
2012 22.7% 24.7%
2011 20.4% 26.3%
2010 22.8% 28.2%
2009 25.8% 30.9%
2008 23.6% 31.7%
2007 23.5% 30.8%
2006 24.5%b (break in time series) 30.3%b (break in time series)
2005 22.9%b (break in time series) 31.0%b (break in time series)
2004 24.3% 32.2%
2003 25.0%b (break in time series) 31.7%b (break in time series)
2002 27.3% 30.9%
2001 27.5% 29.7%

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 10.8% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 17.0%, the figure has changed by −6.6 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
  • Among the 226 regions with data for 2025, Galicia has the 92nd highest value.
  • The figure for Spain in 2025 was 12.8%.

Source and dates

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