Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Romania

Romania: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 106,088 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
106,088 number
Change on year
up 13.2%
World rank
37th
of 148 countries
All-time high
116,179 number
in 2001
All-time low
29,472 number
in 2007
Years of data
19
1998–2018

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Romania, 1998–2018

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k120.0k1998200820181998: 111.1k number1999: 111.8k number2000: 111.2k number2001: 116.2k number2002: 84.9k number2003: 72.4k number2004: 51.1k number2005: 45.2k number2006: 40.8k number2007: 29.5k number2008: 30.1k number2009: 34.7k number2010: 34.3k number2011: 35.3k number2012: 35.7k number2015: 62.7k number2016: 79.5k number2017: 93.8k number2018: 106.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Romania stood at 106,088 number.

That represents a change of up 13.2% on the previous year and up 252.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Romania peaked at 116,179 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 29,472 number, in 2007.

Romania ranks 37th of 148 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (number) in Romania, 1998 to 2018.
Year number Change
1998 111,123 number
1999 111,816 number +0.6%
2000 111,156 number -0.6%
2001 116,179 number +4.5%
2002 84,922 number -26.9%
2003 72,432 number -14.7%
2004 51,107 number -29.4%
2005 45,175 number -11.6%
2006 40,776 number -9.7%
2007 29,472 number -27.7%
2008 30,137 number +2.3%
2009 34,715 number +15.2%
2010 34,295 number -1.2%
2011 35,301 number +2.9%
2012 35,715 number +1.2%
2015 62,719 number +75.6%
2016 79,466 number +26.7%
2017 93,750 number +18.0%
2018 106,088 number +13.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 111,470 number 111,123 number 111,816 number 2
2000s 61,607 number 29,472 number 116,179 number 10
2010s 63,905 number 34,295 number 106,088 number 7

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 34 Ukraine 119,074 number compare
  2. 35 Lao People's Democratic Republic 111,886 number compare
  3. 36 Cambodia 110,562 number compare
  4. 38 United States of America 103,528 number compare
  5. 39 Thailand 100,703 number compare
  6. 40 Morocco 86,056 number compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Romania?
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Romania was 106,088 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 116,179 number in 2001.
What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 29,472 number in 2007.
How does Romania rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Romania ranks 37th out of 148 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 252.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Romania data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,440 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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/