Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Romania
Romania: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 18.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Romania, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Romania stood at 18.0%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.9% on the previous year and up 104.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Romania peaked at 18.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2009.
Romania ranks 56th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.8% | — |
| 2001 | 11.8% | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 12.8% | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 13.5% | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 13.4% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 13.1% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 12.1% | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 10.3% | -14.9% |
| 2008 | 9.0% | -12.6% |
| 2009 | 8.4% | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 8.8% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 8.7% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 8.6% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 11.1% | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 12.2% | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 13.2% | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 14.1% | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 14.5% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 14.9% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 15.8% | +6.0% |
| 2025 | 18.0% | +13.9% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 18.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.4%, 13.3× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Romania's 18.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.2%, 14.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.5% | 8.4% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 8.4% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 13.2% | 18.0% | 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 out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Romania?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Romania was 18.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 18.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2009.
- How does Romania rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Romania ranks 56th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 104.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release