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 2020, at 27.3%. La Rioja had the lowest, at 11.3%. The median was 15.8% and the figure for Spain was 17.3%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest27.3Melilla

Lowest11.3La Rioja

Median15.819 autonomous communities

Spain17.3History

All autonomous communities, 2020

%. 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	2020 (%)	Change on 2019
1	Melilla Low reliability	27.3	-0.2 pts
2	Ceuta Low reliability	26.8	+4 pts
3	Canary Islands	23.2	+3.3 pts
4	Andalusia	21.9	+2.9 pts
5	Balearic Islands	21.4	+5.8 pts
6	Extremadura	20.4	+0.4 pts
7	Catalonia	18.2	+3.1 pts
8	Castilla-La Mancha	18	+2.9 pts
9	Asturias	16.8	-0.3 pts
10	Valencian Community	15.8	+1 pts
11	Region of Murcia	15.2	-0.2 pts
12	Aragon	14.6	+3 pts
13	Castile and León	14.5	+2.5 pts
14	Cantabria	13.7	+0.6 pts
15	Galicia	13.4	+1.1 pts
16	Community of Madrid	13	+2.4 pts
17	Navarre	12.9	+3.9 pts
18	Basque Country	12.1	+3.3 pts
19	La Rioja	11.3	-0.2 pts

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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 27.3% in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

La Rioja, with 11.3% in 2020.

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.