Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by in Romania
Romania: Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by was 65.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
65.4%
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
42nd
of 45 countries
All-time high
78.4%
in 2008
All-time low
65.4%
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by in Romania, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, employment rates of young persons not in education and training by in Romania stood at 65.4%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates of young persons not in education and training by in Romania peaked at 78.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 65.4%, in 2025.
That places Romania 42nd out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by in Romania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 74.8% | — |
| 2001 | 74.9% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 70.4% | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 71.0% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 72.3% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 72.8% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 74.9% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 76.5% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 78.4% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 75.6% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 73.0% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 71.7% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 71.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 71.0% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 72.2% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 71.5% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 71.4% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 74.1% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 75.1% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 76.0% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 75.2% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 68.2% | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 68.9% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 67.5% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 67.3% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 65.4% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.2% | 70.4% | 78.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.8% | 71.0% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.8% | 65.4% | 75.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 39 Greece 71.6% compare
- 40 Italy 70.8% compare
- 41 Bosnia and Herzegovina 67.2% compare
- 43 North Macedonia 64.1% compare
- 44 Türkiye 62.1% compare
- 45 Montenegro 56.5% compare
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 employment rates of young persons not in education and training by in Romania?
- Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by in Romania was 65.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates of young persons not in education and training by recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 78.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest employment rates of young persons not in education and training by recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.4% in 2025.
- How does Romania rank for employment rates of young persons not in education and training by?
- Romania ranks 42nd out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates of young persons not in education and training by rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. 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 Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by educational attainment level, years since completion of highest level of education and degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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