Autonomous communities of Spain by early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24

Melilla had the highest early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24 of 19 autonomous communities in 2018, at 29.5%. Basque Country had the lowest, at 6.9%. The median was 17.1% and the figure for Spain was 17.9%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest29.5Melilla

Lowest6.9Basque Country

Median17.119 autonomous communities

Spain17.9History

Map of autonomous communities, 2018

Under 13
13 to 16
16 to 20
20 to 23
23 and over

%, 2018. Source: Eurostat, Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region, 18 to 24 years (edat_lfse_16). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All autonomous communities, 2018

%. Source: Eurostat, Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region, 18 to 24 years (edat_lfse_16). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Autonomous communities	2018 (%)	Change on 2017
1	Melilla Low reliability	29.5	+2 pts
2	Balearic Islands	24.4	-2.1 pts
3	Region of Murcia	24.1	+1 pts
4	Ceuta Low reliability	23.4	+3.3 pts
5	Andalusia	21.9	-1.6 pts
6	Canary Islands	20.9	+3.4 pts
6	Extremadura	20.9	+1.7 pts
8	Castilla-La Mancha	20.5	-1.6 pts
9	Valencian Community	20.2	-0.1 pts
10	La Rioja Low reliability	17.1	+4.2 pts
11	Catalonia	17	0 pts
12	Aragon	15.8	-0.6 pts
13	Community of Madrid	14.4	+0.5 pts
14	Galicia	14.3	-0.6 pts
15	Castile and León	13.9	-2.8 pts
16	Asturias	12.6	-2.2 pts
17	Navarre	11.4	+0.1 pts
18	Cantabria Low reliability	9.8	+0.9 pts
19	Basque Country	6.9	-0.1 pts

Other periods

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. 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.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region, 18 to 24 years (edat_lfse_16) (Autonomous communities of Spain by early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24, 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_16/default/table

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Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region, 18 to 24 years (edat_lfse_16), Autonomous communities of Spain by early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24, 2018. Eurostat, European Commission, 10 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_16/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/early-leavers-education-training/spain-regions?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region, 18 to 24 years (edat_lfse_16). Autonomous communities of Spain by early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24, 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_16/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/early-leavers-education-training/spain-regions?period=2018.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region, 18 to 24 years (edat_lfse_16), Autonomous communities of Spain by early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_16/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/early-leavers-education-training/spain-regions?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which autonomous community has the highest early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24?

Melilla, with 29.5% in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which autonomous community has the lowest early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24?

Basque Country, with 6.9% in 2018.

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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.