Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Romania

Romania: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 161,538 number in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
161,538 number
Change on year
down 6.2%
World rank
47th
of 147 countries
All-time high
180,684 number
in 2016
All-time low
161,538 number
in 2018
Years of data
5
2014–2018

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Romania, 2014–2018

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k2014201620182014: 164.9k number2015: 171.3k number2016: 180.7k number2017: 172.2k number2018: 161.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Romania recorded 161,538 number for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 2.1% over five years.

Romania ranks 47th of 147 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Romania, 2014 to 2018.
Year number Change
2014 164,930 number
2015 171,340 number +3.9%
2016 180,684 number +5.5%
2017 172,215 number -4.7%
2018 161,538 number -6.2%

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 44 Lao People's Democratic Republic 185,713 number compare
  2. 45 Ecuador 184,230 number compare
  3. 46 Mauritania 163,927 number compare
  4. 48 Italy 155,085 number compare
  5. 49 Eritrea 137,628 number compare
  6. 50 Tajikistan 134,465 number

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Romania?
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Romania was 161,538 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 180,684 number in 2016.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 161,538 number in 2018.
How does Romania rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
Romania ranks 47th out of 147 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 3,225 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of upper secondary school age youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.