NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Spain
Spain: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training was 508.76 in 2025. ▼ Falling
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Spain, 1995–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Spain recorded 508.76 for neet: youth not in employment, education or training in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Spain peaked at 1,416 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 456.05, in 2022.
Spain ranks 19th of 68 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1,146 | — |
| 1996 | 1,091 | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 1,005 | -7.9% |
| 1998 | 1,416 | +40.8% |
| 1999 | 731.23 | -48.4% |
| 2000 | 644.45 | -11.9% |
| 2001 | 616.5 | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 644.13 | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 643.63 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 630.67 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 682.21 | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 571.31 | -16.3% |
| 2007 | 556.92 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 674.73 | +21.2% |
| 2009 | 865.68 | +28.3% |
| 2010 | 828.88 | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 832.3 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 781.52 | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 810.88 | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 701.9 | -13.4% |
| 2015 | 653.34 | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 615.3 | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 546.18 | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 540.54 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 540.22 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 653.92 | +21.0% |
| 2021 | 561.25 | -14.2% |
| 2022 | 456.05 | -18.7% |
| 2023 | 476.88 | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 495.58 | +3.9% |
| 2025 | 508.76 | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,078 | 731.23 | 1,416 | 5 |
| 2000s | 653.02 | 556.92 | 865.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 685.11 | 540.22 | 832.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 525.41 | 456.05 | 653.92 | 6 |
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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: youth not in employment, education or training in Spain?
- Neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Spain was 508.76 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1,416 in 1998.
- What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 456.05 in 2022.
- How does Spain rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
- Spain ranks 19th out of 68 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. 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: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). 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. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training) during a specified reference period (e.g., one week). For statistical purposes, youth are defined as persons between the ages of 15 and 24 years. For more information, refer to the International Labour Migration Statistics (ILMS) database description.