Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Spain
Spain: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total was 10.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Spain, 1986–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of youth population.
Analysis
In 2025, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Spain stood at 10.5%.
That represents a change of up 11.8% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Spain peaked at 31.1% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2022.
That places Spain 89th out of 124 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, total in Spain, year by year
| Year | % of youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 31.1% | — |
| 1987 | 25.2% | -18.9% |
| 1988 | 24.1% | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 20.2% | -16.5% |
| 1990 | 17.8% | -11.7% |
| 1991 | 17.6% | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 17.5% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 20.0% | +14.1% |
| 1994 | 20.0% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 18.0% | -9.9% |
| 1996 | 17.4% | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 16.4% | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 23.4% | +43.1% |
| 1999 | 12.4% | -47.1% |
| 2000 | 11.1% | -10.2% |
| 2001 | 10.9% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 11.5% | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 11.7% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 11.8% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 13.0% | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 11.1% | -14.2% |
| 2007 | 10.8% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 13.2% | +22.1% |
| 2009 | 17.4% | +31.4% |
| 2010 | 17.1% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 17.6% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 16.8% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 17.9% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 15.7% | -12.0% |
| 2015 | 14.6% | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 12.2% | -11.9% |
| 2018 | 11.8% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 11.6% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 13.7% | +18.1% |
| 2021 | 11.7% | -14.6% |
| 2022 | 9.2% | -21.1% |
| 2023 | 9.3% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 9.4% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 10.5% | +11.8% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 10.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.1%, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Spain's 10.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.2%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.2% | 20.2% | 31.1% | 4 |
| 1990s | 18.1% | 12.4% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 10.8% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 11.6% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 9.2% | 13.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Spain?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Spain was 10.5% 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, total recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 31.1% in 1986.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2022.
- How does Spain rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Spain ranks 89th out of 124 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. 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, total (% of 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).