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 2024, at 19.2%. Cantabria had the lowest, at 7.6%. The median was 11.6% and the figure for Spain was 12%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest19.2Melilla

Lowest7.6Cantabria

Median11.619 autonomous communities

Spain12History

All autonomous communities, 2024

%. 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	2024 (%)	Change on 2023
1	Melilla Low reliability	19.2	+0.7 pts
2	Andalusia	14.6	-0.8 pts
3	Canary Islands	14	+0.1 pts
4	Region of Murcia	13.9	-0.9 pts
5	Balearic Islands	13.5	-1.8 pts
5	Castilla-La Mancha	13.5	+2.1 pts
7	La Rioja	13.1	+2.2 pts
8	Extremadura	12.1	-0.5 pts
9	Catalonia	11.9	-0.8 pts
10	Asturias	11.6	-2.4 pts
10	Ceuta Low reliability	11.6	-3.5 pts
12	Castile and León	11.3	+0.4 pts
13	Galicia	11.1	+1.3 pts
14	Community of Madrid	10.6	+0.4 pts
14	Valencian Community	10.6	-0.8 pts
16	Navarre	9.8	-0.4 pts
17	Aragon	9.7	-0.4 pts
18	Basque Country	9.1	+1.1 pts
19	Cantabria	7.6	-0.8 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, 2024) [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, 2024. 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=2024. 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, 2024. 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=2024.

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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, 2024 [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=2024 (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, 2024}},
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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 19.2% in 2024, 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 7.6% in 2024.

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.