Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Romania
Romania: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 11.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Romania, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Romania stood at 11.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Romania peaked at 16.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 2017.
Romania ranks 41st of 71 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 16.2% | — |
| 2007 | 15.4% | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 14.8% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 12.9% | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 12.7% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 11.6% | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 11.3% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 15.1% | +33.5% |
| 2016 | 12.6% | -16.5% |
| 2017 | 11.2% | -11.6% |
| 2018 | 11.4% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 12.1% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 11.5% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 11.4% | -0.6% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 11.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.2%, 1.8× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Romania's 11.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.8%, 1.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +33.5% | 11.3% | 15.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.1% | 14.0% | 16.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 11.2% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 11.4% | 11.5% | 2 |
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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Romania?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Romania was 11.4% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 2017.
- How does Romania rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Romania ranks 41st out of 71 countries with data for 2021.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release