Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Romania

Romania: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female was 36,659 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
36,659 number
Change on year
up 19.6%
World rank
42nd
of 134 countries
All-time high
55,191 number
in 1998
All-time low
17,656 number
in 2007
Years of data
20
1998–2018

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Romania, 1998–2018

20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k60.0k1998200820181998: 55.2k number1999: 38.1k number2000: 40.5k number2001: 54.5k number2002: 44.4k number2003: 51.3k number2004: 44.3k number2005: 39.2k number2006: 27.8k number2007: 17.7k number2008: 19.7k number2009: 23.9k number2010: 25.7k number2011: 24.5k number2012: 22.2k number2014: 19.6k number2015: 23.2k number2016: 27.9k number2017: 30.7k number2018: 36.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Romania stood at 36,659 number.

The figure is up 19.6% on the previous year and up 86.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Romania peaked at 55,191 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 17,656 number, in 2007.

That places Romania 42nd out of 134 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (number) in Romania, 1998 to 2018.
Year number Change
1998 55,191 number
1999 38,115 number -30.9%
2000 40,490 number +6.2%
2001 54,467 number +34.5%
2002 44,418 number -18.4%
2003 51,289 number +15.5%
2004 44,285 number -13.7%
2005 39,160 number -11.6%
2006 27,753 number -29.1%
2007 17,656 number -36.4%
2008 19,663 number +11.4%
2009 23,896 number +21.5%
2010 25,668 number +7.4%
2011 24,498 number -4.6%
2012 22,161 number -9.5%
2014 19,619 number -11.5%
2015 23,166 number +18.1%
2016 27,879 number +20.3%
2017 30,657 number +10.0%
2018 36,659 number +19.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 46,653 number 38,115 number 55,191 number 2
2000s 36,308 number 17,656 number 54,467 number 10
2010s 26,288 number 19,619 number 36,659 number 8

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 39 Mauritania 49,146 number compare
  2. 40 Egypt 41,660 number compare
  3. 41 Tajikistan 38,748 number compare
  4. 43 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 31,251 number compare
  5. 44 Uzbekistan 30,938 number compare
  6. 45 Ukraine 30,802 number compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Romania?
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Romania was 36,659 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 55,191 number in 1998.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 17,656 number in 2007.
How does Romania rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female?
Romania ranks 42nd out of 134 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 86.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Romania data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 3,028 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of female lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.