Regional disparities in the rate of early leavers from education and in Romania
Romania: Regional disparities in the rate of early leavers from education and was 33.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
33.2%
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
10th
of 21 countries
All-time high
35.3%
in 2022
All-time low
19.3%
in 2005
Years of data
22
2003–2024
Regional disparities in the rate of early leavers from education and in Romania, 2003–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for regional disparities in the rate of early leavers from education and in Romania is 33.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regional disparities in the rate of early leavers from education and in Romania peaked at 35.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19.3%, in 2005.
Romania ranks 10th of 21 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Regional disparities in the rate of early leavers from education and in Romania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 20.4% | — |
| 2004 | 19.7% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 19.3% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 21.1% | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 21.0% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 21.7% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 20.1% | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 26.3% | +30.8% |
| 2011 | 28.5% | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 28.2% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 27.8% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 27.3% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 30.1% | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 27.8% | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 29.1% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 24.5% | -15.8% |
| 2019 | 27.9% | +13.9% |
| 2020 | 32.0% | +14.7% |
| 2021 | 29.1% | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 35.3% | +21.3% |
| 2023 | 32.5% | -7.9% |
| 2024 | 33.2% | +2.2% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 33.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.1%, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Romania's 33.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 33.1%, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.5% | 19.3% | 21.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 27.8% | 24.5% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.4% | 29.1% | 35.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 8 Belgium 39.7% compare
- 9 Portugal 39.6% compare
- 11 Austria 33.0% compare
- 12 United Kingdom 27.9% compare
- 12 United Kingdom 27.9% compare
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 regional disparities in the rate of early leavers from education and in Romania?
- Regional disparities in the rate of early leavers from education and in Romania was 33.2% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest regional disparities in the rate of early leavers from education and recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 35.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest regional disparities in the rate of early leavers from education and recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.3% in 2005.
- How does Romania rank for regional disparities in the rate of early leavers from education and?
- Romania ranks 10th out of 21 countries with data for 2024.
- Is regional disparities in the rate of early leavers from education and rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Regional disparities in the rate of early leavers from education and training (NUTS level 2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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