Romania vs SDG: Europe and Northern America: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
Romania
15.6%
in 2023
SDG: Europe and Northern America
2.8%
in 2025
Romania rank
38th
SDG: Europe and Northern America rank
36th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- Romania
- SDG: Europe and Northern America
How they compare
Romania currently reports 15.6% against 2.8% in SDG: Europe and Northern America, a difference of 12.8%.
That makes Romania's figure about 5.6 times SDG: Europe and Northern America's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2001 it was SDG: Europe and Northern America ahead.
Romania ranks 38th and SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 36th of 203 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | SDG: Europe and Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.0% | 2.6% | 1.4% | Romania |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 1.8% | 5.1% | Romania |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 2.2% | 10.1% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes, Romania or SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Romania, at 15.6% against 2.8% in SDG: Europe and Northern America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Romania and SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- 12.8%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Romania and SDG: Europe and Northern America rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Romania ranks 38th and SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 36th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (%). 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