Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Romania
Romania: Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation 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
23
in 2002
All-time low
15.3
in 2019
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Romania, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Romania stood at 15.5.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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 degree of urbanisation in Romania peaked at 23 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 15.3, in 2019.
Romania ranks 3rd of 47 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.9 | — |
| 2001 | 21.7 | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 23 | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 22.5 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 22.4 | -0.4% |
| 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 | 19.98 | 15.9 | 23 | 10 |
| 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 degree of urbanisation in Romania?
- Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Romania was 15.5 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 23 in 2002.
- What is the lowest early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3 in 2019.
- How does Romania rank for early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation?
- Romania ranks 3rd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation 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 degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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