Unemployment with advanced education in Romania
Romania: Unemployment with advanced education was 1.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with advanced education in Romania, 1997–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
Romania recorded 1.9% for unemployment with advanced education in 2024.
That represents a change of up 21.0% on the previous year and down 67.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education in Romania peaked at 5.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2019.
Romania ranks 116th of 130 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education in Romania, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2.3% | — |
| 1998 | 2.7% | +19.7% |
| 1999 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3.6% | +31.2% |
| 2001 | 3.9% | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | -17.2% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | +23.8% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | -22.7% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | +60.3% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 5.4% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | -29.5% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | -24.0% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | -22.5% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -11.7% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -26.6% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | +41.7% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | -19.6% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 1.9% | +21.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.6% | 2.3% | 2.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 2.7% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 1.6% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.2% | 5 |
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- 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)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,465 1000 No (2050)
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- 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 with advanced education in Romania?
- Unemployment with advanced education in Romania was 1.9% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2019.
- How does Romania rank for unemployment with advanced education?
- Romania ranks 116th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.3%. 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 (% of total 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).