Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Spain
Spain: Early leavers from education and training by citizenship was 12.8 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Spain, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Spain is 12.8, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Spain peaked at 32.2 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 12.8, in 2025.
Spain ranks 5th of 36 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.15 | 30.3 | 32.2 | 6 |
| 2010s | 21.72 | 17.3 | 28.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.78 | 12.8 | 16 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 248,253 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.22 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Spain?
- Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Spain was 12.8 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest early leavers from education and training by citizenship recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 32.2 in 2004.
- What is the lowest early leavers from education and training by citizenship recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8 in 2025.
- How does Spain rank for early leavers from education and training by citizenship?
- Spain ranks 5th out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is early leavers from education and training by citizenship rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Early leavers from education and training by citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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