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Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Romania

Romania: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 14.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
14.4%
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
59th
of 142 countries
All-time high
14.4%
in 2018
All-time low
11.9%
in 2014
Years of data
5
2014–2018

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Romania, 2014–2018

0510152014201620182014: 11.9 %2015: 12.8 %2016: 14.2 %2017: 14.1 %2018: 14.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Romania recorded 14.4% for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 20.3% over five years.

That places Romania 59th out of 142 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Romania, year by year

Year % Change
2014 11.9% —
2015 12.8% +7.5%
2016 14.2% +10.2%
2017 14.1% -0.2%
2018 14.4% +1.7%

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 56 Tajikistan 15.2%
  2. 57 Mauritius 14.5% compare
  3. 58 Saint Lucia 14.4% compare
  4. 60 Cuba 14.1% compare
  5. 61 Dominican Republic 13.8% compare
  6. 62 Brunei Darussalam 13.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Romania?
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Romania was 14.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 14.4% in 2018.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 2014.
How does Romania rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
Romania ranks 59th 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 4,210 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of adolescents and youth of lower secondary and upper 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/