Employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, above in Romania

Romania: Employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, above was 0.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.2%
Change on year
up 5.5%
World rank
35th
of 85 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2016
All-time low
0.0%
in 1999
Years of data
17
1999–2016

Employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, above in Romania, 1999–2016

00.050.10.150.21999200720161999: 0 % of employed population with high education in working age2000: 0.119 % of employed population with high education in working age2001: 0.097 % of employed population with high education in working age2002: 0.103 % of employed population with high education in working age2003: 0.1 % of employed population with high education in working age2004: 0.111 % of employed population with high education in working age2005: 0.114 % of employed population with high education in working age2007: 0.115 % of employed population with high education in working age2008: 0.114 % of employed population with high education in working age2009: 0.113 % of employed population with high education in working age2010: 0.119 % of employed population with high education in working age2011: 0.157 % of employed population with high education in working age2012: 0.161 % of employed population with high education in working age2013: 0.153 % of employed population with high education in working age2014: 0.172 % of employed population with high education in working age2015: 0.175 % of employed population with high education in working age2016: 0.184 % of employed population with high education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population with high education in working age.

Analysis

In 2016, employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, above in Romania stood at 0.2%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 62.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, above in Romania peaked at 0.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1999.

That places Romania 35th out of 85 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, above in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age) in Romania, 1999 to 2016.
Year % of employed population with high education in working age Change
1999 0.0%
2000 0.1%
2001 0.1% -18.6%
2002 0.1% +6.0%
2003 0.1% -3.2%
2004 0.1% +11.8%
2005 0.1% +2.0%
2007 0.1% +1.2%
2008 0.1% -1.1%
2009 0.1% -0.4%
2010 0.1% +5.0%
2011 0.2% +31.6%
2012 0.2% +3.1%
2013 0.2% -5.5%
2014 0.2% +13.0%
2015 0.2% +1.4%
2016 0.2% +5.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 9
2010s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 7

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 32 Egypt 0.2% compare
  2. 33 North Macedonia 0.2% compare
  3. 34 Bulgaria 0.2% compare
  4. 36 Brazil 0.2% compare
  5. 37 Puerto Rico 0.2% compare
  6. 38 Ethiopia 0.2% compare

See the full ranking of 85 places →

More reference data data for Romania

All data for Romania →

Frequently asked questions

What is employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, above in Romania?
Employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, above in Romania was 0.2% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, above recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2016.
What is the lowest employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, above recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1999.
How does Romania rank for employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, above?
Romania ranks 35th out of 85 countries with data for 2016.
Is employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, above rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 62.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Romania data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 17 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, above in Romania. Statizoid. Retrieved 23 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/employment-in-the-professionals-occupation-group-aged-15-64-above-primary-education/romania/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/employment-in-the-professionals-occupation-group-aged-15-64-above-primary-education/romania/">Employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, above in Romania</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age)
Unit
% of employed population with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
85 places, 1,071 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed