Labour transitions: change in qualification level in Romania
Romania: Labour transitions: change in qualification level was 83.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) in Romania, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) in Romania stood at 83.1%.
The figure is up 13.8% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) in Romania peaked at 88.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 41.2%, in 2009.
That places Romania 6th out of 49 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Labour transitions: change in qualification level in Romania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 78.7% | — |
| 2009 | 41.2% | -47.6% |
| 2010 | 71.0% | +72.3% |
| 2011 | 77.3% | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 88.8% | +14.9% |
| 2013 | 76.1% | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 77.4% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 75.0% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 76.1% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 69.3% | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 68.6% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 70.4% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 82.8% | +17.6% |
| 2021 | 77.8% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 78.2% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 77.7% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 73.0% | -6.0% |
| 2025 | 83.1% | +13.8% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 83.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.2%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Romania's 83.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 79.4%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labour transitions: change in qualification level 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +72.3% | 41.2% | 71.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.0% | 41.2% | 78.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 75.0% | 68.6% | 88.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.8% | 73.0% | 83.1% | 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 labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) in Romania?
- Labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) in Romania was 83.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 88.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.2% in 2009.
- How does Romania rank for labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status)?
- Romania ranks 6th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status and pay level) compared to previous year by sex and previous employment status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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