Italy vs Romania: Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level
Italy
66.7%
in 2025
Romania
67.1%
in 2025
Italy rank
41st
Romania rank
40th
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level over time
- Italy
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 67.1% against 66.7% in Italy, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Romania ahead.
Italy ranks 41st and Romania ranks 40th of 45 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.0% | 70.5% | 11.5% | Romania |
| 2000s | 61.8% | 64.4% | 2.6% | Romania |
| 2010s | 64.0% | 66.0% | 1.9% | Romania |
| 2020s | 65.7% | 67.1% | 1.5% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labour force participation rates by educational attainment level, Italy or Romania?
- Romania, at 67.1% against 66.7% in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labour force participation rates by educational attainment level between Italy and Romania?
- 0.4%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Romania?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Romania rank globally for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level?
- Italy ranks 41st and Romania ranks 40th of 45 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and degree of urbanisation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.