Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region in Spain

Spain: Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region was 12.8 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
12.8
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
5th
of 33 countries
All-time high
32.2
in 2004
All-time low
12.8
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region in Spain, 2000–2025

01020302000201220252000: 29.12001: 29.72002: 30.92003: 31.72004: 32.22005: 312006: 30.32007: 30.82008: 31.72009: 30.92010: 28.22011: 26.32012: 24.72013: 23.62014: 21.92015: 202016: 192017: 18.32018: 17.92019: 17.32020: 162021: 13.32022: 13.92023: 13.72024: 132025: 12.8

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Spain recorded 12.8 for early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of 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 nuts 2 region in Spain peaked at 32.2 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 12.8, in 2025.

Spain ranks 5th of 33 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 30.83 29.1 32.2 10
2010s 21.72 17.3 28.2 10
2020s 13.78 12.8 16 6

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 2 Iceland 16.7 compare
  2. 3 Romania 15.5 compare
  3. 4 Germany 13.1 compare
  4. 6 United Kingdom 10.9 compare
  5. 7 Estonia 10.2 compare
  6. 8 Austria 10 compare
  7. 8 Denmark 10 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region in Spain?
Early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region in Spain was 12.8 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 32.2 in 2004.
What is the lowest early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 12.8 in 2025.
How does Spain rank for early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region?
Spain ranks 5th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
Is early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region 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 NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
469 places, 9,963 data points, 2000–2025
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