Romania vs Zimbabwe: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Romania
18.0%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
18.5%
in 2025
Romania rank
56th
Zimbabwe rank
54th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Romania
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 18.5% against 18.0% in Romania, a difference of 0.5%.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.
Romania ranks 56th and Zimbabwe ranks 54th of 206 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.5% | 25.4% | 13.9% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 25.4% | 16.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 22.5% | 7.4% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Romania or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 18.5% against 18.0% in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Romania and Zimbabwe?
- 0.5%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Zimbabwe?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Romania and Zimbabwe rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Romania ranks 56th and Zimbabwe ranks 54th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release