Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Romania

Romania: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education was 0.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.8%
Change on year
up 7.8%
World rank
49th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2014
All-time low
0.7%
in 2000
Years of data
19
1999–2018

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Romania, 1999–2018

00.20.40.60.81999200820181999: 0.682 % of youth labor force with high education2000: 0.679 % of youth labor force with high education2001: 0.714 % of youth labor force with high education2002: 0.758 % of youth labor force with high education2003: 0.779 % of youth labor force with high education2004: 0.767 % of youth labor force with high education2005: 0.797 % of youth labor force with high education2006: 0.809 % of youth labor force with high education2007: 0.81 % of youth labor force with high education2008: 0.856 % of youth labor force with high education2009: 0.819 % of youth labor force with high education2010: 0.797 % of youth labor force with high education2011: 0.835 % of youth labor force with high education2012: 0.825 % of youth labor force with high education2013: 0.83 % of youth labor force with high education2014: 0.857 % of youth labor force with high education2015: 0.85 % of youth labor force with high education2016: 0.756 % of youth labor force with high education2018: 0.816 % of youth labor force with high education

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of youth labor force with high education.

Analysis

Romania recorded 0.8% for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in 2018.

The figure is up 7.8% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Romania peaked at 0.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2000.

Romania ranks 49th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth labor force with high education) in Romania, 1999 to 2018.
Year % of youth labor force with high education Change
1999 0.7%
2000 0.7% -0.4%
2001 0.7% +5.2%
2002 0.8% +6.1%
2003 0.8% +2.8%
2004 0.8% -1.6%
2005 0.8% +3.9%
2006 0.8% +1.5%
2007 0.8% +0.1%
2008 0.9% +5.7%
2009 0.8% -4.4%
2010 0.8% -2.6%
2011 0.8% +4.8%
2012 0.8% -1.2%
2013 0.8% +0.6%
2014 0.9% +3.2%
2015 0.9% -0.8%
2016 0.8% -11.1%
2018 0.8% +7.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1
2000s 0.8% 0.7% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 8

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 46 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.8% compare
  2. 47 Ethiopia 0.8% compare
  3. 48 Mongolia 0.8% compare
  4. 50 Poland 0.8% compare
  5. 51 Belize 0.8%
  6. 52 Palestine, State of 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Romania?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Romania was 0.8% in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2014.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2000.
How does Romania rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education?
Romania ranks 49th out of 107 countries with data for 2018.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Romania data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth labor force with high education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth labor force with high education)
Unit
% of youth labor force with high education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,429 data points, 1970–2021
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