Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Romania

Romania: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both was 235,160 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
235,160 number
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
41st
of 142 countries
All-time high
235,294 number
in 2016
All-time low
203,579 number
in 2014
Years of data
5
2014–2018

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Romania, 2014–2018

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k2014201620182014: 203.6k number2015: 216.0k number2016: 235.3k number2017: 232.5k number2018: 235.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Romania stood at 235,160 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 15.5% over five years.

That places Romania 41st out of 142 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Romania, 2014 to 2018.
Year number Change
2014 203,579 number
2015 215,973 number +6.1%
2016 235,294 number +8.9%
2017 232,492 number -1.2%
2018 235,160 number +1.1%

Romania compared with similar countries

  • Romania's 235,160 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 15,507 number, 15.2× the median. (60 countries reporting)
  • Romania's 235,160 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26,257 number, 9.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 38 Mauritania 274,107 number compare
  2. 39 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 255,737 number compare
  3. 40 Uzbekistan 252,035 number compare
  4. 42 Eritrea 232,651 number compare
  5. 43 Ecuador 228,954 number compare
  6. 44 Argentina 219,434 number

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Romania?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Romania was 235,160 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 235,294 number in 2016.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 203,579 number in 2014.
How does Romania rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both?
Romania ranks 41st out of 142 countries with data for 2018.
Where does this Romania data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 4,335 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of adolescents and youth of 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/