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
7th
of 49 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
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 7th of 49 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | 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 | -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 | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 19 | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 18.3 | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 17.9 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 17.3 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 16 | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 13.3 | -16.9% |
| 2022 | 13.9 | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 13.7 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 13 | -5.1% |
| 2025 | 12.8 | -1.5% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 12.8 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.35, 1.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Spain's 12.8 is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.8, 1.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 4 Germany 13.1 compare
- 5 Guadeloupe 13 compare
- 5 Martinique 13 compare
- 8 United Kingdom 10.9 compare
- 8 United Kingdom 10.9 compare
- 10 Estonia 10.2 compare
- 10 Estonia 10.2 compare
More education data for Spain
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.71 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.76 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 344,203 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 37,817 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 570,954 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 538,977 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.71 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.83 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
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 7th out of 49 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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