Employees by educational attainment level and employment contract in Romania
Romania: Employees by educational attainment level and employment contract was 8.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employees by educational attainment level and employment contract in Romania, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Romania recorded 8.5% for employees by educational attainment level and employment contract in 2025.
The figure is down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employees by educational attainment level and employment contract in Romania peaked at 10.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2020.
That places Romania 28th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Employees by educational attainment level and employment contract in Romania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 9.5% | — |
| 2005 | 9.1% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 8.6% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 8.5% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 8.4% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 8.9% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 8.2% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10.4% | +28.4% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 9.5% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 8.5% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | -11.8% |
| 2021 | 7.7% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8.3% | +7.8% |
| 2024 | 8.5% | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 8.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.8%, 79% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Romania's 8.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.5%, 74% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employees by educational attainment level and employment contract in Romania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +28.4% | 8.1% | 10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.8% | 8.4% | 9.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 8.1% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 7.5% | 8.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More work & labour data for Romania
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7777 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7486 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.8063 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.18 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1264 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 10,932 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,465 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,408 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,360 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 10,768 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employees by educational attainment level and employment contract in Romania?
- Employees by educational attainment level and employment contract in Romania was 8.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employees by educational attainment level and employment contract recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 10.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest employees by educational attainment level and employment contract recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2020.
- How does Romania rank for employees by educational attainment level and employment contract?
- Romania ranks 28th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employees by educational attainment level and employment contract rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employees by educational attainment level and employment contract. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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