Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Romania

Romania: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 18.6% in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
18.6%
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
70th
of 143 countries
All-time high
20.1%
in 2016
All-time low
18.2%
in 2014
Years of data
5
2014–2018

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Romania, 2014–2018

051015202014201620182014: 18.2 %2015: 18.9 %2016: 20.1 %2017: 19.2 %2018: 18.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Romania stood at 18.6%.

That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and up 2.4% over five years.

That places Romania 70th out of 143 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%) in Romania, 2014 to 2018.
Year % Change
2014 18.2%
2015 18.9% +3.6%
2016 20.1% +6.9%
2017 19.2% -4.5%
2018 18.6% -3.1%

Countries ranked near Romania

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  2. 68 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 19.0%
  3. 69 United Arab Emirates 19.0%
  4. 71 Palestine, State of 18.3% compare
  5. 72 Eswatini 18.1%
  6. 73 Türkiye 17.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Romania?
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Romania was 18.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 20.1% in 2016.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 2014.
How does Romania rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
Romania ranks 70th out of 143 countries with data for 2018.
Where does this Romania data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 2,990 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of females of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary school age.