Adolescents out of school in Romania
Romania: Adolescents out of school was 16.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Adolescents out of school in Romania, 2001–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of lower secondary school age.
Analysis
Romania recorded 16.3% for adolescents out of school in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 131.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school in Romania peaked at 20.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2002.
Romania ranks 48th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school in Romania, year by year
| Year | % of lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 5.4% | — |
| 2002 | 2.1% | -61.1% |
| 2003 | 6.9% | +228.5% |
| 2004 | 12.4% | +80.2% |
| 2005 | 19.0% | +52.8% |
| 2006 | 17.1% | -9.9% |
| 2007 | 20.2% | +17.8% |
| 2008 | 13.6% | -32.5% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | -61.9% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | +29.6% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | +13.4% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 11.0% | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 15.9% | +40.5% |
| 2023 | 16.3% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.3% | 2.1% | 20.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 5.4% | 11.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 15.9% | 16.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More education data for Romania
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 125,405 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14,415 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 267,679 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 254,147 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.43 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 873,154 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7448 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0458 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school in Romania?
- Adolescents out of school in Romania was 16.3% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 20.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2002.
- How does Romania rank for adolescents out of school?
- Romania ranks 48th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is adolescents out of school rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 131.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school (% of lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.