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
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Romania, 2005–2024
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 20.81 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 14.66, in 2019.
That places Romania 21st out of 68 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 20.81 | — |
| 2006 | 19.89 | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 19.33 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 18.56 | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 19.59 | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 17.01 | -13.2% |
| 2015 | 18.08 | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 17.38 | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 15.15 | -12.8% |
| 2019 | 14.66 | -3.3% |
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.64 | 18.56 | 20.81 | 5 |
| 2010s | 16.46 | 14.66 | 18.08 | 5 |
| 2020s | 16.77 | 14.75 | 18.02 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 18 Costa Rica 19.43 compare
- 19 Brunei Darussalam 19.05 compare
- 20 Ecuador 17.72 compare
- 22 Mexico 15.97 compare
- 23 Bulgaria 15.85 compare
- 24 Trinidad and Tobago 15.85 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 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 20.81 in 2005.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.66 in 2019.
- How does Romania rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Romania ranks 21st out of 68 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 International Labour Migration Statistics (ILMS) database description.