NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Romania

Romania: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 17.04 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
17.04
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
51st
of 113 countries
All-time high
21.36
in 2004
All-time low
14.52
in 2018
Years of data
28
1997–2024

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Romania, 1997–2024

051015201997201020241997: 19.81998: 201999: 18.42000: 17.52001: 16.62002: 21.32003: 19.32004: 21.42005: 20.82006: 19.92007: 19.32008: 18.62009: 19.62010: 16.62011: 17.52012: 16.82013: 172014: 172015: 18.12016: 17.42017: 15.22018: 14.52019: 14.72020: 14.82021: 182022: 17.52023: 16.52024: 17

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2024, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Romania stood at 17.04.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Romania peaked at 21.36 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 14.52, in 2018.

That places Romania 51st out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Romania, year by year

Annual values for NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-24) in Romania, 1997 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1997 19.84
1998 19.95 +0.6%
1999 18.35 -8.0%
2000 17.47 -4.8%
2001 16.6 -5.0%
2002 21.27 +28.2%
2003 19.33 -9.1%
2004 21.36 +10.5%
2005 20.81 -2.6%
2006 19.89 -4.4%
2007 19.33 -2.9%
2008 18.56 -4.0%
2009 19.59 +5.6%
2010 16.61 -15.2%
2011 17.47 +5.2%
2012 16.81 -3.8%
2013 16.96 +0.9%
2014 17.01 +0.3%
2015 18.08 +6.3%
2016 17.38 -3.9%
2017 15.15 -12.8%
2018 14.52 -4.2%
2019 14.66 +1.0%
2020 14.75 +0.7%
2021 18.02 +22.1%
2022 17.52 -2.8%
2023 16.54 -5.6%
2024 17.04 +3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 19.38 18.35 19.95 3
2000s 19.42 16.6 21.36 10
2010s 16.46 14.52 18.08 10
2020s 16.77 14.75 18.02 5

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 48 Seychelles 17.8 compare
  2. 49 Ecuador 17.72 compare
  3. 50 Sri Lanka 17.23 compare
  4. 52 Mexico 15.97 compare
  5. 53 Trinidad and Tobago 15.85 compare
  6. 54 Niger 15.66 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Romania?
Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Romania was 17.04 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 21.36 in 2004.
What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 14.52 in 2018.
How does Romania rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
Romania ranks 51st out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Romania data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-24)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
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Coverage
113 places, 2,220 data points, 1976–2026
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With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. This indicator refers to the proportion of youth who are not in employment and not in education or training. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For statistical purposes, youth are defined as persons between the ages of 15 and 24 years. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.