Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in Romania
Romania: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban was 7.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in Romania, 2009–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in Romania stood at 7.9%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.6% on the previous year and up 126.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in Romania peaked at 7.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2011.
That places Romania 46th out of 69 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 4.0% | — |
| 2010 | 3.5% | -11.8% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | +55.9% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | +18.3% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | +21.7% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | -15.2% |
| 2017 | 5.8% | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | +13.2% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 6.7% | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 7.9% | +18.6% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 7.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.2%, 1.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Romania's 7.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.7%, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 3.5% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 6.7% | 7.9% | 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, urban in Romania?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in Romania was 7.9% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2011.
- How does Romania rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban?
- Romania ranks 46th out of 69 countries with data for 2021.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 126.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, urban, both sexes (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release