Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (%) in Spain
Spain: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (%) was 9.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Spain, 1986–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male youth population.
Analysis
Spain recorded 9.9% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Spain peaked at 26.5% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2001.
That places Spain 87th out of 125 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (%) in Spain, year by year
| Year | % of male youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 26.5% | — |
| 1987 | 21.3% | -19.7% |
| 1988 | 19.2% | -9.7% |
| 1989 | 15.4% | -19.7% |
| 1990 | 13.7% | -11.1% |
| 1991 | 14.5% | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 15.0% | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 19.1% | +27.4% |
| 1994 | 19.0% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 16.7% | -12.5% |
| 1996 | 16.6% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 15.0% | -9.3% |
| 1998 | 22.0% | +46.4% |
| 1999 | 10.5% | -52.2% |
| 2000 | 9.2% | -13.1% |
| 2001 | 9.0% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 9.3% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 10.0% | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 10.3% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 11.1% | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 9.8% | -11.4% |
| 2007 | 9.4% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 13.3% | +41.1% |
| 2009 | 18.6% | +39.4% |
| 2010 | 18.8% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 18.6% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 17.5% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 19.0% | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 16.9% | -10.8% |
| 2015 | 16.1% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 14.3% | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 12.6% | -11.6% |
| 2018 | 12.5% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 12.0% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 15.1% | +26.2% |
| 2021 | 13.1% | -13.2% |
| 2022 | 9.3% | -29.3% |
| 2023 | 9.6% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 9.9% | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 9.9% | -0.1% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 9.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.7%, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Spain's 9.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.9%, 100% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.6% | 15.4% | 26.5% | 4 |
| 1990s | 16.2% | 10.5% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.0% | 9.0% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 12.0% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 9.3% | 15.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More work & labour data for Spain
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5576 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Spain?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Spain was 9.9% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 26.5% in 1986.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2001.
- How does Spain rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male?
- Spain ranks 87th out of 125 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of male youth population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of youth not in education, employment or training (also known as “the NEET rate”) conveys the number of young persons not in education, employment or training as a percentage of the total youth population. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For the purposes of this indicator, youth is defined as all persons between the ages of 15 and 24 (inclusive).