Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Romania
Romania: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 8.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Romania, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Romania is 8.7%, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 23.2% on the previous year and up 98.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Romania peaked at 9.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2007.
That places Romania 60th 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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 8.5% | — |
| 1999 | 6.3% | -26.5% |
| 2000 | 6.7% | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 8.6% | +28.3% |
| 2002 | 7.3% | -14.9% |
| 2003 | 9.0% | +22.5% |
| 2004 | 8.2% | -8.9% |
| 2005 | 7.8% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | -24.4% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | -31.9% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 5.7% | +30.2% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | -13.5% |
| 2014 | 4.5% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | +14.6% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | +25.6% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 8.7% | +23.2% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 8.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.5%, 3.5× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Romania's 8.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.0%, 4.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.4% | 6.3% | 8.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 4.0% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 4.5% | 8.7% | 8 |
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, male in Romania?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Romania was 8.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2007.
- How does Romania rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- Romania ranks 60th out of 134 countries with data for 2018.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.7%. 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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of males of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official lower secondary school age.