Share of children out of school — all countries

Share of children out of school — Romania

Share of children out of school in Romania in 2023 — 15.59%. Ranked 126 in the world out of 146. Since 2001, the indicator has risen by 14.96 pp.

2023 15.59% −0.02 pp vs 2022
World rank 126of 146
Period maximum 15.61%2022
Period minimum 0.63%2001

Trend over time

2001–2023 · % of primary school-age children

Share of children out of school — Romania, 2001–202305101520200120042007201020132016201920222001: 0.63%2002: 1.39%2003: 4.26%2004: 5.31%2005: 7.22%2006: 6.17%2007: 6.3%2008: 3.28%2009: 1.19%2010: 2.4%2011: 4.15%2012: 6.32%2015: 7.89%2016: 8.95%2017: 9.4%2018: 8.44%2019: 7.58%2020: 8.27%2021: 9.58%2022: 15.61%2023: 15.59%
Change over the period: +14.96 pp Annual average: 0.68 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Romania

Romania 15.59%
World computed 8.88%
Europe & Central Asia computed 2.72%
Eastern Europe computed 5.57%
High-income countries computed 1.99%
Share of children out of school — Romania, by year Romania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 15.59 −0.02 pp
2022 15.61 +6.03 pp
2021 9.58 +1.31 pp
2020 8.27 +0.69 pp
2019 7.58 −0.86 pp
2018 8.44 −0.95 pp
2017 9.4 +0.45 pp
2016 8.95 +1.06 pp
2015 7.89 —
2012 6.32 +2.17 pp
2011 4.15 +1.75 pp
2010 2.4 +1.21 pp
2009 1.19 −2.09 pp
2008 3.28 −3.02 pp
2007 6.3 +0.13 pp
2006 6.17 −1.05 pp
2005 7.22 +1.9 pp
2004 5.31 +1.05 pp
2003 4.26 +2.87 pp
2002 1.39 +0.76 pp
2001 0.63 —

About the indicator

The share of children of primary school age not attending school. Unlike the absolute count, the indicator speaks to the state of the education system in a country, and it shows that the task does not reduce to poverty: at comparable income the shares differ severalfold, and the highest values come from countries where schooling is obstructed by conflict or by a nomadic way of life.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the number of children aged 0–14: total population is the wrong weight here — the share of children differs fourfold across countries.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.