Level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and educational in Romania
Romania: Level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and educational was 0.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and educational in Romania, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and educational in Romania stood at 0.7%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 30.0% on the previous year and down 80.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and educational in Romania peaked at 4.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2025.
Romania ranks 44th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and educational in Romania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1.3% | — |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -15.4% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | +172.7% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | +44.4% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | -33.3% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | +50.0% |
| 2016 | 4.2% | +16.7% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 4.9% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | -14.3% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | -42.9% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | -29.2% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | +29.4% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | -54.5% |
| 2025 | 0.7% | -30.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 2.4% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 0.7% | 4.2% | 6 |
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 level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and educational in Romania?
- Level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and educational in Romania was 0.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and educational recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and educational recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2025.
- How does Romania rank for level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and educational?
- Romania ranks 44th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and educational rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.6%. 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 Level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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