Youth not in education employment training in Romania
Romania: Youth not in education employment training was 17.04 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth not in education employment training in Romania, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth not in education employment training in Romania is 17.04, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth not in education employment training in Romania peaked at 21.37 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 14.52, in 2018.
Romania ranks 51st of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Youth not in education employment training in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.47 | — |
| 2001 | 16.6 | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 21.27 | +28.1% |
| 2003 | 19.33 | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 21.37 | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 20.81 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 19.89 | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 19.33 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 18.56 | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 19.59 | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 16.6 | -15.3% |
| 2011 | 17.47 | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 16.81 | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 16.96 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 17.01 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 18.08 | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 17.38 | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 15.15 | -12.8% |
| 2018 | 14.52 | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 14.66 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 14.75 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 18.02 | +22.2% |
| 2022 | 17.52 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 16.54 | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 17.04 | +3.0% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 17.04 is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.23, 1.7× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Romania's 17.04 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.33, 1.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Youth not in education employment training 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +28.1% | 16.6 | 21.27 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.42 | 16.6 | 21.37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.46 | 14.52 | 18.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.77 | 14.75 | 18.02 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More education data for Romania
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 84.26 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 84.41 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth not in education employment training in Romania?
- Youth not in education employment training in Romania was 17.04 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest youth not in education employment training recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 21.37 in 2004.
- What is the lowest youth not in education employment training recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.52 in 2018.
- How does Romania rank for youth not in education employment training?
- Romania ranks 51st out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is youth not in education employment training rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Youth not in education employment training. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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