Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Romania
Romania: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female was 20.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Romania, 1997–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female youth population.
Analysis
In 2024, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Romania stood at 20.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Romania peaked at 24.0% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 2018.
That places Romania 53rd out of 123 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.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Romania, year by year
| Year | % of female youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 24.0% | — |
| 1998 | 23.5% | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 20.4% | -13.2% |
| 2000 | 18.8% | -7.6% |
| 2001 | 18.4% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 23.7% | +28.9% |
| 2003 | 21.3% | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 21.4% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 21.6% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 20.4% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 19.5% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 19.2% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 20.8% | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 19.2% | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 18.7% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 18.5% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 18.7% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 18.8% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 21.4% | +13.8% |
| 2016 | 20.8% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 18.4% | -11.7% |
| 2018 | 17.8% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 17.9% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 18.1% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 21.5% | +18.6% |
| 2022 | 20.9% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 19.6% | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 20.7% | +5.8% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 20.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.6%, 2.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Romania's 20.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.6%, 2.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +28.9% | 18.4% | 23.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.6% | 20.4% | 24.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 20.5% | 18.4% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 17.8% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 18.1% | 21.5% | 5 |
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 share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Romania?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Romania was 20.7% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 24.0% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 2018.
- How does Romania rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female?
- Romania ranks 53rd out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of youth not in education, employment or training (also known as “the NEET rate”) conveys the number of young persons not in education, employment or training as a percentage of the total youth population. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For the purposes of this indicator, youth is defined as all persons between the ages of 15 and 24 (inclusive).