Unemployment with basic education in Romania
Romania: Unemployment with basic education was 14.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with basic education in Romania, 1997–2024
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 17th out of 128 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
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 67.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 30.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 25.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 57.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 76.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 66.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 41.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 61.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 19.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 51.3% (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 17th out of 128 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).