Autonomous communities of Spain by early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24, 2025
Region of Murcia had the highest early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24 of 18 autonomous communities in 2025, at 20.6%. Basque Country had the lowest, at 3.6%. The median was 13.9% and the figure for Spain was 12.8%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
All autonomous communities, 2025
Full ranking
| Rank | Autonomous communities | 2025 (%) | Change on 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Region of Murcia | 20.6 | +2.4 pts |
| 2 | Canary Islands | 15.9 | +2.8 pts |
| 3 | Castilla-La Mancha | 15.7 | +1.1 pts |
| 4 | La Rioja Low reliability | 15.5 | -1.5 pts |
| 5 | Balearic Islands | 15.2 | -4.9 pts |
| 6 | Extremadura | 15 | +2 pts |
| 7 | Andalusia | 14.5 | -1 pts |
| 8 | Valencian Community | 14.4 | +1.5 pts |
| 9 | Melilla Low reliability | 14.2 | -11.8 pts |
| 10 | Catalonia | 13.5 | -0.2 pts |
| 11 | Aragon | 12.3 | +0.4 pts |
| 12 | Asturias | 10.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 13 | Galicia | 10.4 | -0.4 pts |
| 14 | Castile and León | 10.2 | -0.6 pts |
| 15 | Community of Madrid | 9.6 | -0.9 pts |
| 16 | Cantabria Low reliability | 8.9 | +3.4 pts |
| 17 | Navarre Low reliability | 7.8 | -2.1 pts |
| 18 | Basque Country | 3.6 | -1.4 pts |
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About this ranking
People aged 18 to 24 who have completed lower secondary education at most (ISCED 2011 levels 0 to 2) and received no formal or non-formal education or training in the four weeks before the survey, as a percentage of all people aged 18 to 24 (EU Labour Force Survey).
A survey measure, not a dropout count from school records. The EU target is below 9% by 2030.
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the autonomous communities are compared on one definition. 1 autonomous communities with data in other periods have no value for 2025 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.
How to cite
Eurostat. Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region, 18 to 24 years (edat_lfse_16). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_16/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Use this data in your AI agent
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Which autonomous community has the highest early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24?
Region of Murcia, with 20.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which autonomous community has the lowest early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24?
Basque Country, with 3.6% in 2025.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region, 18 to 24 years (edat_lfse_16). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 1 autonomous communities have no value for 2025 and are not ranked.