How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Romania?

19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Europe & Central Asia vs Romania: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Europe & Central Asia

2.26 million number

in 2019

Romania

209,323 number

in 2018

Europe & Central Asia rank

34th

Romania rank

37th

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary over time

Europe & Central Asia
Romania

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia currently reports 2.26 million number against 209,323 number in Romania, a difference of 2.05 million number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia's figure about 10.8 times Romania's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 34th and Romania ranks 37th of 45 groups.

Europe & Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Europe & Central Asia	Romania	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4.93 million number	210,988 number	4.72 million number	Europe & Central Asia
2000s	3.22 million number	117,390 number	3.10 million number	Europe & Central Asia
2010s	2.52 million number	129,004 number	2.39 million number	Europe & Central Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary, Europe & Central Asia or Romania?: Europe & Central Asia, at 2.26 million number against 209,323 number in Romania as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Europe & Central Asia and Romania?: 2.05 million number, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Romania?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Romania rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Europe & Central Asia ranks 34th and Romania ranks 37th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,726 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/