Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Romania
Romania: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes was 17.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Romania, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Romania recorded 17.3% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and up 158.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Romania peaked at 17.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2005.
Romania ranks 41st of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.7% | — |
| 2001 | 7.4% | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 6.8% | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | -16.2% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | -15.8% |
| 2005 | 4.6% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 4.9% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 5.3% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 10.4% | +14.3% |
| 2022 | 12.2% | +17.3% |
| 2023 | 14.3% | +17.2% |
| 2024 | 16.2% | +13.3% |
| 2025 | 17.3% | +6.8% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 17.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.1%, 16.5× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Romania's 17.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.0%, 17.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.6% | 4.6% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 4.9% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 9.1% | 17.3% | 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 children of primary school age, both sexes in Romania?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Romania was 17.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2005.
- How does Romania rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Romania ranks 41st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 158.2%. 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 of primary 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