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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 13.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
13.9%
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
56th
of 138 countries
All-time high
13.9%
in 2018
All-time low
11.7%
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: 11.7 %2015: 12.5 %2016: 13.8 %2017: 13.6 %2018: 13.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Romania stood at 13.9%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 18.6% over five years.

That places Romania 56th out of 138 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 11.7% —
2015 12.5% +7.0%
2016 13.8% +10.0%
2017 13.6% -1.5%
2018 13.9% +2.2%

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  3. 55 Puerto Rico 14.8% compare
  4. 57 Bulgaria 13.8% compare
  5. 58 Dominican Republic 13.4% compare
  6. 59 Liechtenstein 13.3% 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 13.9% 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 13.9% 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 11.7% in 2014.
How does Romania rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
Romania ranks 56th out of 138 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, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 4,097 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/