Unemployment with advanced education, female in Romania
Romania: Unemployment with advanced education, female was 2.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with advanced education, female in Romania, 1997–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment with advanced education, female in Romania stood at 2.1%.
That represents a change of up 41.9% on the previous year and down 64.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education, female in Romania peaked at 5.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2022.
That places Romania 109th out of 126 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education, female in Romania, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2.9% | — |
| 1998 | 3.6% | +22.2% |
| 1999 | 3.0% | -16.1% |
| 2000 | 3.1% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 4.2% | +35.4% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | -33.5% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | +43.4% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | -27.2% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | +51.5% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 5.9% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | -26.1% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | -27.5% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | -34.7% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -23.5% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | +55.0% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | -20.7% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | -31.2% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | +12.3% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | +41.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.2% | 2.9% | 3.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 2.9% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 1.5% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.3% | 2.4% | 5 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7486 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,465 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,408 1000 No (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education, female in Romania?
- Unemployment with advanced education, female in Romania was 2.1% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education, female recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education, female recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2022.
- How does Romania rank for unemployment with advanced education, female?
- Romania ranks 109th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education, female rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment with advanced education, female (% of female labor force with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an advanced level of education who are unemployed. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).