Unemployment with basic education, male in Romania
Romania: Unemployment with basic education, male was 15.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with basic education, male in Romania, 1997–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male labor force with basic education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment with basic education, male in Romania is 15.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 9.3% on the previous year and up 88.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education, male in Romania peaked at 15.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 1998.
That places Romania 14th out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education, male in Romania, year by year
| Year | % of male labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 4.6% | — |
| 1998 | 3.9% | -16.4% |
| 1999 | 4.8% | +24.0% |
| 2000 | 4.9% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 5.5% | +13.7% |
| 2002 | 7.9% | +42.3% |
| 2003 | 7.3% | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 11.3% | +54.0% |
| 2005 | 8.4% | -25.4% |
| 2006 | 9.9% | +17.6% |
| 2007 | 8.9% | -10.2% |
| 2008 | 9.4% | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 9.7% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 7.4% | -23.5% |
| 2011 | 9.4% | +27.5% |
| 2012 | 9.0% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 8.6% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 8.4% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 9.4% | +11.8% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 7.0% | -11.2% |
| 2019 | 6.9% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 8.4% | +21.0% |
| 2021 | 13.5% | +61.7% |
| 2022 | 13.8% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 14.5% | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 15.8% | +9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.4% | 3.9% | 4.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 8.3% | 4.9% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 6.9% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 8.4% | 15.8% | 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 unemployment with basic education, male in Romania?
- Unemployment with basic education, male in Romania was 15.8% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education, male recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education, male recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 1998.
- How does Romania rank for unemployment with basic education, male?
- Romania ranks 14th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education, male rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 basic education, male (% of male labor force with basic education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 28 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
The percentage of the labor force with a basic level of education who are unemployed. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).