At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in Romania
Romania: At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational was 26.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in Romania, 2007–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in Romania is 26.3%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in Romania peaked at 39.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 26.2%, in 2009.
That places Romania 4th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in Romania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 31.5% | — |
| 2008 | 26.9% | -14.6% |
| 2009 | 26.2% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 26.8% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 30.9% | +15.3% |
| 2012 | 30.3% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 30.7% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 36.6% | +19.2% |
| 2015 | 30.4% | -16.9% |
| 2016 | 28.9% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 34.4% | +19.0% |
| 2018 | 38.6% | +12.2% |
| 2019 | 39.4% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 37.6% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 37.3% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 32.3% | -13.4% |
| 2023 | 38.6% | +19.5% |
| 2024 | 26.8% | -30.6% |
| 2025 | 26.3% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.2% | 26.2% | 31.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 32.7% | 26.8% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.1% | 26.3% | 38.6% | 6 |
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More education data for Romania
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.43 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.43 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 47,769 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 694,968 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 730,368 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.42 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 521,826 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.7585 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in Romania?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in Romania was 26.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 39.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2% in 2009.
- How does Romania rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational?
- Romania ranks 4th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational attainment level - EU-SILC survey. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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