Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Romania
Romania: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 10.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Romania, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Romania is 10.6%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Romania peaked at 14.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2021.
Romania ranks 43rd of 72 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, female in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 14.8% | — |
| 2007 | 12.9% | -12.9% |
| 2008 | 12.6% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 12.4% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 11.9% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 11.9% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 10.7% | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 11.1% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 14.6% | +31.3% |
| 2016 | 11.2% | -23.2% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 11.0% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 11.5% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 10.7% | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 10.6% | -0.8% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 10.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.9%, 1.8× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Romania's 10.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.5%, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 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 | +31.3% | 11.1% | 14.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.3% | 12.6% | 14.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 10.7% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 10.6% | 10.7% | 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, female in Romania?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Romania was 10.6% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 14.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2021.
- How does Romania rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Romania ranks 43rd out of 72 countries with data for 2021.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. 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, female (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release