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 18.1% 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
Romania recorded 18.1% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.1% on the previous year and up 101.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Romania peaked at 18.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2000.
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 | 7.0% | — |
| 2001 | 10.0% | +42.9% |
| 2002 | 12.6% | +26.0% |
| 2003 | 14.1% | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 13.7% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 12.8% | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 11.8% | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 10.1% | -14.4% |
| 2008 | 8.9% | -11.9% |
| 2009 | 8.5% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8.7% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 8.9% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 8.8% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9.0% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 11.4% | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 12.5% | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 13.5% | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 14.3% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 14.6% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 15.0% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 16.0% | +6.7% |
| 2025 | 18.1% | +13.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.9% | 7.0% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 8.5% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 13.5% | 18.1% | 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 18.1% 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 18.1% 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 7.0% in 2000.
- 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 101.1%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release