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 2021, at 24.4%. Cantabria had the lowest, at 7.8%. The median was 14.6% and the figure for Spain was 14.2%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest24.4Melilla

Lowest7.8Cantabria

Median14.619 autonomous communities

Spain14.2History

All autonomous communities, 2021

%. 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	2021 (%)	Change on 2020
1	Melilla Low reliability	24.4	-2.9 pts
2	Ceuta Low reliability	24.3	-2.5 pts
3	Canary Islands Series break	19.8	-3.4 pts
4	Andalusia Series break	17.3	-4.6 pts
5	Extremadura Series break	17	-3.4 pts
6	Balearic Islands Series break	16.5	-4.9 pts
7	Catalonia Series break	15.3	-2.9 pts
8	Castilla-La Mancha Series break	14.6	-3.4 pts
8	Region of Murcia Series break	14.6	-0.6 pts
8	Valencian Community Series break	14.6	-1.2 pts
11	Asturias Series break	13.2	-3.6 pts
12	Navarre Series break	12	-0.9 pts
13	Castile and León Series break	11.8	-2.7 pts
14	La Rioja Series break	11.3	0 pts
15	Basque Country Series break	10.9	-1.2 pts
16	Galicia Series break	10.3	-3.1 pts
17	Community of Madrid Series break	10.2	-2.8 pts
18	Aragon Series break	9.8	-4.8 pts
19	Cantabria Series break	7.8	-5.9 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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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Young people neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET) by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 29 years (edat_lfse_22) (Autonomous communities of Spain by young people not in employment, education or training (NEET), ages 15 to 29, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_22/default/table

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Young people neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET) by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 29 years (edat_lfse_22), Autonomous communities of Spain by young people not in employment, education or training (NEET), ages 15 to 29, 2021. Eurostat, European Commission, 10 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_22/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/neet-rate-15-29/spain-regions?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Young people neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET) by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 29 years (edat_lfse_22). Autonomous communities of Spain by young people not in employment, education or training (NEET), ages 15 to 29, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_22/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/neet-rate-15-29/spain-regions?period=2021.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Young people neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET) by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 29 years (edat_lfse_22), Autonomous communities of Spain by young people not in employment, education or training (NEET), ages 15 to 29, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_22/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/neet-rate-15-29/spain-regions?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
  title = {{Young people neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET) by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 29 years (edat\_lfse\_22): Autonomous communities of Spain by young people not in employment, education or training (NEET), ages 15 to 29, 2021}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/neet-rate-15-29/spain-regions?period=2021. Publisher attribution: 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 24.4% in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Cantabria, with 7.8% in 2021.

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.