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 16.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Romania, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Romania recorded 16.4% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 124.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Romania peaked at 20.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2002.
Romania ranks 45th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 5.5% | — |
| 2002 | 2.1% | -61.3% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | +221.0% |
| 2004 | 12.5% | +84.4% |
| 2005 | 19.1% | +53.2% |
| 2006 | 17.3% | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 20.4% | +18.2% |
| 2008 | 13.9% | -32.1% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | -63.5% |
| 2010 | 5.5% | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 7.3% | +31.3% |
| 2014 | 7.8% | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | +14.8% |
| 2016 | 9.5% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 11.2% | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 11.7% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 16.0% | +37.5% |
| 2023 | 16.4% | +2.5% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 16.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.9%, 8.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Romania's 16.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.8%, 9.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Romania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +221.0% | 2.1% | 6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.4% | 2.1% | 20.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 5.5% | 11.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 16.0% | 16.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 42 El Salvador 19.9% compare
- 43 Panama 19.7% compare
- 44 British Virgin Islands 18.6% compare
- 46 Tuvalu 16.4% compare
- 47 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 16.3% compare
- 48 Malaysia 15.3% compare
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 16.4% in 2023, 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 20.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2002.
- How does Romania rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Romania ranks 45th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- 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 124.3%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release