Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Romania
Romania: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 28.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Romania, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Romania recorded 28.3% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 46.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Romania peaked at 32.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2013.
That places Romania 75th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.4% | — |
| 2001 | 30.0% | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 28.4% | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 27.0% | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 25.5% | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 24.2% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 23.5% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 23.4% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 23.3% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 23.4% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 22.5% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 20.1% | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 18.3% | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 18.0% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 18.4% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 19.3% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 21.0% | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 21.7% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 22.2% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 22.9% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 23.7% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 24.8% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 26.2% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 27.2% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 28.0% | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 28.3% | +1.1% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 28.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.8%, 4.9× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Romania's 28.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.6%, 5.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.1% | 23.3% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 18.0% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.4% | 23.7% | 28.3% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male in Romania?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Romania was 28.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 32.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2013.
- How does Romania rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Romania ranks 75th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.6%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release