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 47 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. Measured in Percentage.
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 47 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 | 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% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 12.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.3%, 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 | 30.8% | 29.1% | 32.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.7% | 17.3% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 12.8% | 16.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 4 Germany 13.1% compare
- 5 Guadeloupe 13.0% compare
- 5 Martinique 13.0% 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
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.058 units per person (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 47 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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