Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Romania
Romania: Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data was 205 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Romania, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Romania recorded 205 for unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Romania peaked at 211 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 129, in 2018.
That places Romania 6th out of 34 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 211 | — |
| 2010 | 180 | -14.7% |
| 2011 | 191 | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 179 | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 177 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 193 | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 202 | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 171 | -15.3% |
| 2017 | 152 | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 129 | -15.1% |
| 2019 | 132 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 153 | +15.9% |
| 2021 | 152 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 160 | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 176 | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 186 | +5.7% |
| 2025 | 205 | +10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 211 | 211 | 211 | 1 |
| 2010s | 170.6 | 129 | 202 | 10 |
| 2020s | 172 | 152 | 205 | 6 |
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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 unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Romania?
- Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Romania was 205 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 211 in 2009.
- What is the lowest unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 129 in 2018.
- How does Romania rank for unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data?
- Romania ranks 6th out of 34 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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