Autonomous communities of Spain by young people not in employment, education or training (NEET), ages 15 to 29

Melilla had the highest young people not in employment, education or training (NEET), ages 15 to 29 of 19 autonomous communities in 2016, at 27.1%. Basque Country had the lowest, at 11.4%. The median was 17.7% and the figure for Spain was 18.1%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest27.1Melilla

Lowest11.4Basque Country

Median17.719 autonomous communities

Spain18.1History

All autonomous communities, 2016

%. Source: Eurostat, Young people neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET) by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 29 years (edat_lfse_22). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Autonomous communities	2016 (%)	Change on 2015
1	Melilla Low reliability	27.1	+1.2 pts
2	Ceuta Low reliability	26.6	-7.8 pts
3	Andalusia	22.7	-1.4 pts
4	Extremadura	22.6	-0.7 pts
5	Canary Islands	20.8	-3.4 pts
6	Castilla-La Mancha	20.3	-2.1 pts
7	Balearic Islands	19.9	+0.3 pts
8	Region of Murcia	18.7	-3.8 pts
9	Asturias	18.6	+0.8 pts
10	Valencian Community	17.7	-0.9 pts
11	Catalonia	16.9	-1.5 pts
12	Galicia	15.7	-0.7 pts
13	Cantabria	15.6	+0.9 pts
14	Aragon	14.8	-1.8 pts
14	Castile and León	14.8	-0.6 pts
14	Community of Madrid	14.8	-1.2 pts
14	La Rioja	14.8	-2.8 pts
18	Navarre	14.1	+1.8 pts
19	Basque Country	11.4	-1.4 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 15 to 29 who are not employed and received no formal or non-formal education or training in the four weeks before the survey, as a percentage of all people aged 15 to 29 (EU Labour Force Survey).

Counts both unemployed young people and those outside the labour force. The denominator is the whole age group, so it is not the youth unemployment rate. 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. Young people neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET) by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 29 years (edat_lfse_22). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_22/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Which autonomous community has the highest young people not in employment, education or training (NEET), ages 15 to 29?

Melilla, with 27.1% in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which autonomous community has the lowest young people not in employment, education or training (NEET), ages 15 to 29?

Basque Country, with 11.4% in 2016.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Young people neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET) by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 29 years (edat_lfse_22). Retrieved 2026-10-12.