Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Romania
Romania: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 19.4% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Romania, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Romania recorded 19.4% for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 87.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Romania peaked at 19.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2002.
Romania ranks 71st of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 8.8% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.8% | — |
| 2009 | 5.3% | +526.1% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | -18.7% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | +127.2% |
| 2014 | 12.0% | +15.3% |
| 2015 | 11.5% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 12.2% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | -16.6% |
| 2018 | 7.0% | -30.7% |
| 2019 | 15.9% | +126.1% |
| 2020 | 17.0% | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 15.3% | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 18.7% | +22.4% |
| 2023 | 19.4% | +3.9% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 19.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.8%, 5.1× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Romania's 19.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.8%, 5.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +526.1% | 0.8% | 5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 0.0% | 8.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 4.3% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 15.3% | 19.4% | 4 |
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 one year before the official primary in Romania?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Romania was 19.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 19.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2002.
- How does Romania rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Romania ranks 71st out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 one year before the official primary entry age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release