Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Spain
Spain: Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation was 12.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Spain, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Spain stood at 12.8%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 degree of urbanisation in Spain peaked at 32.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 2025.
Spain ranks 5th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Spain, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.1% | — |
| 2001 | 29.7% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 30.9% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 31.7% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 32.2% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 31.0% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 30.3% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 30.8% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 31.7% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 30.9% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 28.2% | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 26.3% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 24.7% | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 23.6% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 21.9% | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 20.0% | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 19.0% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 18.3% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 17.9% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 17.3% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 16.0% | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 13.3% | -16.9% |
| 2022 | 13.9% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 13.7% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 13.0% | -5.1% |
| 2025 | 12.8% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.8% | 29.1% | 32.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.7% | 17.3% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 12.8% | 16.0% | 6 |
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More education data for Spain
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -3.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 193,014 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 55,239 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Spain?
- Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Spain was 12.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 32.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 2025.
- How does Spain rank for early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation?
- Spain ranks 5th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation 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 degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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