Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Romania
Romania: Early leavers from education and training by citizenship was 15.5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
15.5
Change on year
down 7.7%
World rank
3rd
of 47 countries
All-time high
22.4
in 2004
All-time low
15.3
in 2019
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Romania, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Romania recorded 15.5 for early leavers from education and training by citizenship in 2025.
That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Romania peaked at 22.4 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 15.3, in 2019.
That places Romania 3rd out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 22.4 | — |
| 2005 | 19.6 | -12.5% |
| 2006 | 17.9 | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 17.3 | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 15.9 | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 16.6 | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 19.3 | +16.3% |
| 2011 | 18.1 | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 17.8 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 17.3 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 18.1 | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 19.1 | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 18.5 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 18.1 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 16.4 | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 15.3 | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 15.6 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 15.3 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 15.6 | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 16.6 | +6.4% |
| 2024 | 16.8 | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 15.5 | -7.7% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 15.5 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.25, 2.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Romania's 15.5 is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.4, 2.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.28 | 15.9 | 22.4 | 6 |
| 2010s | 17.8 | 15.3 | 19.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.9 | 15.3 | 16.8 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More education data for Romania
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 84.26 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 84.41 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Romania?
- Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Romania was 15.5 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest early leavers from education and training by citizenship recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 22.4 in 2004.
- What is the lowest early leavers from education and training by citizenship recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3 in 2019.
- How does Romania rank for early leavers from education and training by citizenship?
- Romania ranks 3rd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is early leavers from education and training by citizenship rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Early leavers from education and training by citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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