Ecuador vs Romania: Share of youth not in education, employment or training … total
Share of youth not in education, employment or training … total over time
- Ecuador
- Romania
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 17.7% against 16.5% in Romania, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 53rd and Romania ranks 55th of 126 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.0% | 19.2% | 1.2% | Romania |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 16.5% | 1.3% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 18.4% | 17.1% | 1.2% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of youth not in education, employment or training, total, Ecuador or Romania?
- Ecuador, at 17.7% against 16.5% in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total between Ecuador and Romania?
- 1.2%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Romania?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Romania rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Ecuador ranks 53rd and Romania ranks 55th of 126 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of youth not in education, employment or training (also known as “the NEET rate”) conveys the number of young persons not in education, employment or training as a percentage of the total youth population. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For the purposes of this indicator, youth is defined as all persons between the ages of 15 and 24 (inclusive).