Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Romania
Romania: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 16.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Romania, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Romania recorded 16.1% for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 130.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Romania peaked at 16.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2002.
Romania ranks 34th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3.5% | — |
| 2002 | 1.9% | -47.2% |
| 2003 | 5.8% | +212.5% |
| 2004 | 9.6% | +64.2% |
| 2005 | 14.2% | +48.3% |
| 2006 | 12.4% | -12.7% |
| 2007 | 14.1% | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 9.0% | -36.6% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | -64.8% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | +28.6% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | +22.0% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | +40.6% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | +21.0% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 9.7% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 15.8% | +68.0% |
| 2023 | 16.1% | +1.3% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 16.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.2%, 7.2× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Romania's 16.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.6%, 10.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 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 | +212.5% | 1.9% | 5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.2% | 1.9% | 14.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 4.1% | 10.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 15.8% | 16.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 31 Madagascar 16.5% compare
- 32 Mauritania 16.5% compare
- 33 Guatemala 16.5% compare
- 35 El Salvador 16.0% compare
- 36 Bahamas 15.8% compare
- 37 Mozambique 14.4% 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower in Romania?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Romania was 16.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2002.
- How does Romania rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Romania ranks 34th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 130.4%. 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release