Unemployment with basic education in Romania
Romania: Unemployment with basic education was 14.8% in 2024. β² Rising
Unemployment with basic education in Romania, 1997β2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with basic education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment with basic education in Romania is 14.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 128.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education in Romania peaked at 14.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 1998.
That places Romania 18th out of 129 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.5% | 3.1% | 3.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 3.9% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 5.6% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 7.6% | 14.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More work & labour data for Romania
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, annual growth rate -2.18 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1264 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population 10,932 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population 5,465 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 5,408 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 5,360 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 10,768 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, per capita 0.0004 1000 No per person (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education in Romania?
- Unemployment with basic education in Romania was 14.8% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 14.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 1998.
- How does Romania rank for unemployment with basic education?
- Romania ranks 18th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 128.1%. 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 (% of total labor force with basic education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).