Participation rate of employees in education and training … contract in Romania
Romania: Participation rate of employees in education and training … contract was 21.2 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4) in Romania, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4) in Romania is 21.2, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.8% on the previous year and up 221.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4) in Romania peaked at 21.2 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.6, in 2020.
That places Romania 40th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Participation rate of employees in education and training … contract in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 7.7 | — |
| 2005 | 9.8 | +27.3% |
| 2006 | 11.1 | +13.3% |
| 2007 | 10.4 | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 12.1 | +16.3% |
| 2009 | 11.8 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 10.6 | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 11.3 | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 9.4 | -16.8% |
| 2013 | 10.8 | +14.9% |
| 2014 | 7.9 | -26.9% |
| 2015 | 6.6 | -16.5% |
| 2016 | 6 | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 6.5 | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 5.9 | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 6 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 5.6 | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 14.5 | +158.9% |
| 2022 | 16.8 | +15.9% |
| 2023 | 15.9 | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 19.3 | +21.4% |
| 2025 | 21.2 | +9.8% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 21.2 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.75, 56% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Romania's 21.2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 44.9, 47% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Participation rate of employees in education and training … 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +158.9% | 5.6 | 14.5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.48 | 7.7 | 12.1 | 6 |
| 2010s | 8.1 | 5.9 | 11.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.55 | 5.6 | 21.2 | 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 participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4) in Romania?
- Participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4) in Romania was 21.2 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4) recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 21.2 in 2025.
- What is the lowest participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4) recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6 in 2020.
- How does Romania rank for participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4)?
- Romania ranks 40th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4) rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 221.2%. 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 Participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4 weeks) by employment contract. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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