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

Romania: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 21.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
21.0%
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
71st
of 142 countries
All-time high
22.2%
in 2016
All-time low
19.5%
in 2014
Years of data
5
2014–2018

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

051015202014201620182014: 19.5 %2015: 20.7 %2016: 22.2 %2017: 22 %2018: 21 %

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, male in Romania stood at 21.0%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 7.7% over five years.

Romania ranks 71st of 142 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%) in Romania, 2014 to 2018.
Year % Change
2014 19.5%
2015 20.7% +6.3%
2016 22.2% +7.1%
2017 22.0% -0.9%
2018 21.0% -4.5%

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 68 Luxembourg 21.8% compare
  2. 69 South Africa 21.6% compare
  3. 70 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 21.1% compare
  4. 72 Thailand 20.9%
  5. 73 Albania 20.7% compare
  6. 74 Cuba 20.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Romania?
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Romania was 21.0% 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, male recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 22.2% in 2016.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 19.5% in 2014.
How does Romania rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
Romania ranks 71st out of 142 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 2,983 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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