Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural in Romania
Romania: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural was 15.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural in Romania, 2009–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural in Romania is 15.6%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.8% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural in Romania peaked at 22.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 15.6%, in 2021.
That places Romania 36th out of 68 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 19.1% | — |
| 2010 | 17.6% | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 17.1% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 20.2% | +18.3% |
| 2013 | 18.1% | -10.8% |
| 2014 | 16.4% | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 22.5% | +37.8% |
| 2016 | 18.2% | -19.1% |
| 2017 | 16.6% | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 16.5% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 17.5% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 16.9% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 15.6% | -7.8% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 15.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.2%, 2.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Romania's 15.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.2%, 2.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural 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 | +37.8% | 16.4% | 22.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.1% | 19.1% | 19.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 16.4% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 15.6% | 16.9% | 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, rural in Romania?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural in Romania was 15.6% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 22.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.6% in 2021.
- How does Romania rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural?
- Romania ranks 36th out of 68 countries with data for 2021.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. 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, rural, both sexes (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release