NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Spain
Spain: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 12.33 in 2025. ▼ Falling
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Spain, 1986–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Spain stood at 12.33.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.5% on the previous year and down 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Spain peaked at 33.86 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 11.26, in 2024.
Spain ranks 87th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 33.86 | — |
| 1987 | 28.32 | -16.4% |
| 1988 | 27.18 | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 23.97 | -11.8% |
| 1990 | 21.88 | -8.7% |
| 1991 | 21.23 | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 22.09 | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 24.93 | +12.9% |
| 1994 | 24.92 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 23.16 | -7.1% |
| 1996 | 22.2 | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 20.52 | -7.6% |
| 1998 | 24.66 | +20.2% |
| 1999 | 16.27 | -34.0% |
| 2000 | 14.3 | -12.1% |
| 2001 | 13.95 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 14.15 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 13.92 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 13.79 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 14.01 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 12.26 | -12.5% |
| 2007 | 11.77 | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 14.54 | +23.5% |
| 2009 | 19.66 | +35.2% |
| 2010 | 19.37 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 19.74 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 20.89 | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 21.97 | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 19.49 | -11.3% |
| 2015 | 18.83 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 17.42 | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 15.63 | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 15.1 | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 14.31 | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 16.76 | +17.1% |
| 2021 | 14.46 | -13.7% |
| 2022 | 12.04 | -16.8% |
| 2023 | 11.79 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 11.26 | -4.5% |
| 2025 | 12.33 | +9.5% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 12.33 is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.85, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Spain's 12.33 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.09, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.33 | 23.97 | 33.86 | 4 |
| 1990s | 22.19 | 16.27 | 24.93 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.24 | 11.77 | 19.66 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.28 | 14.31 | 21.97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.11 | 11.26 | 16.76 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More work & labour data for Spain
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.527 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5576 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.4982 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1207 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 39,073 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,322 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 17,076 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 16,051 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 33,128 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Spain?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Spain was 12.33 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 33.86 in 1986.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.26 in 2024.
- How does Spain rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Spain ranks 87th out of 113 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-29). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. This indicator refers to the proportion of youth who are not in employment and not in education or training. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For statistical purposes, youth are defined as persons between the ages of 15 and 24 years. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.