Youth unemployment by educational attainment level in Romania
Romania: Youth unemployment by educational attainment level was 43.8 in 2025. βΌ Falling
Youth unemployment by educational attainment level in Romania, 1997β2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Romania recorded 43.8 for youth unemployment by educational attainment level in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth unemployment by educational attainment level in Romania peaked at 113.6 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 31.9, in 2018.
That places Romania 8th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 101.1 | 91.8 | 113.6 | 3 |
| 2000s | 72.35 | 56.5 | 95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.07 | 31.9 | 41.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.88 | 32.5 | 45.9 | 6 |
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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 youth unemployment by educational attainment level in Romania?
- Youth unemployment by educational attainment level in Romania was 43.8 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest youth unemployment by educational attainment level recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 113.6 in 1997.
- What is the lowest youth unemployment by educational attainment level recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.9 in 2018.
- How does Romania rank for youth unemployment by educational attainment level?
- Romania ranks 8th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is youth unemployment by educational attainment level rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. 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 Youth unemployment by educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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