Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban in Spain

Spain: Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban was 0.0% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.0%
Change on year
down 4.9%
World rank
89th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 1998
All-time low
0.0%
in 2016
Years of data
25
1992–2016

Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban in Spain, 1992–2016

0.020.040.060.080.10.121992200420161992: 0.054 % of urban youth population1993: 0.048 % of urban youth population1994: 0.043 % of urban youth population1995: 0.04 % of urban youth population1996: 0.038 % of urban youth population1997: 0.036 % of urban youth population1998: 0.116 % of urban youth population1999: 0.041 % of urban youth population2000: 0.038 % of urban youth population2001: 0.044 % of urban youth population2002: 0.044 % of urban youth population2003: 0.043 % of urban youth population2004: 0.05 % of urban youth population2005: 0.035 % of urban youth population2006: 0.031 % of urban youth population2007: 0.056 % of urban youth population2008: 0.056 % of urban youth population2009: 0.05 % of urban youth population2010: 0.051 % of urban youth population2011: 0.05 % of urban youth population2012: 0.048 % of urban youth population2013: 0.037 % of urban youth population2014: 0.041 % of urban youth population2015: 0.03 % of urban youth population2016: 0.028 % of urban youth population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban youth population.

Analysis

In 2016, youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban in Spain stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban in Spain peaked at 0.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2016.

That places Spain 89th out of 97 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth population) in Spain, 1992 to 2016.
Year % of urban youth population Change
1992 0.1%
1993 0.0% -10.9%
1994 0.0% -9.6%
1995 0.0% -9.0%
1996 0.0% -2.8%
1997 0.0% -6.1%
1998 0.1% +222.9%
1999 0.0% -65.1%
2000 0.0% -6.3%
2001 0.0% +14.4%
2002 0.0% +1.7%
2003 0.0% -2.2%
2004 0.1% +16.0%
2005 0.0% -29.6%
2006 0.0% -13.8%
2007 0.1% +84.9%
2008 0.1% -1.2%
2009 0.1% -10.0%
2010 0.1% +2.5%
2011 0.0% -3.3%
2012 0.0% -4.0%
2013 0.0% -22.4%
2014 0.0% +12.0%
2015 0.0% -28.2%
2016 0.0% -4.9%

Spain compared with similar countries

  • Spain's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 44% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Spain's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 46% of the median. (41 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1998 +222.9% 0.0% 0.1%
2007 +84.9% 0.0% 0.1%
1999 -65.1% 0.1% 0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 8
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 10
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 7

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 86 Czechia 0.0% compare
  2. 87 Lithuania 0.0% compare
  3. 88 Netherlands 0.0% compare
  4. 90 Sweden 0.0% compare
  5. 91 Slovakia 0.0% compare
  6. 92 Luxembourg 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban in Spain?
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban in Spain was 0.0% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 1998.
What is the lowest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2016.
How does Spain rank for youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban?
Spain ranks 89th out of 97 countries with data for 2016.
Is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth population)
Unit
% of urban youth population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,339 data points, 1970–2021
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