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 2022, at 21.5%. Basque Country had the lowest, at 9.4%. The median was 13.2% and the figure for Spain was 12.7%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest21.5Melilla

Lowest9.4Basque Country

Median13.219 autonomous communities

Spain12.7History

All autonomous communities, 2022

%. 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	2022 (%)	Change on 2021
1	Melilla Low reliability	21.5	-2.9 pts
2	Ceuta Low reliability	18.4	-5.9 pts
3	Balearic Islands	15.2	-1.3 pts
4	Andalusia	14.8	-2.5 pts
5	Canary Islands	14.2	-5.6 pts
6	Region of Murcia	13.9	-0.7 pts
7	Extremadura	13.8	-3.2 pts
8	Asturias	13.7	+0.5 pts
9	Catalonia	13.4	-1.9 pts
10	Castilla-La Mancha	13.2	-1.4 pts
11	Valencian Community	13	-1.6 pts
12	La Rioja	12.3	+1 pts
13	Castile and León	11.9	+0.1 pts
14	Navarre	11.8	-0.2 pts
15	Galicia	11.3	+1 pts
16	Cantabria	11	+3.2 pts
17	Aragon	10.7	+0.9 pts
18	Community of Madrid	9.7	-0.5 pts
19	Basque Country	9.4	-1.5 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 21.5% in 2022, 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 9.4% in 2022.

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.