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Adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64 in Romania

Adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64 in Romania was 19.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 5th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

202519.8%
Change on 20240 pts
Rank5th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high30.72000
Series low18.12022

Adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64 in Romania, 2000 to 2025

152025303520002004200820122016202020252000: 30.7 %2001: 29.4 %2002: 28.9 %2003: 29.5 %2004: 28.5 %2005: 26.9 %2006: 25.8 %2007: 25 %2008: 24.7 %2009: 25.3 %2010: 26.1 %2011: 25.5 %2012: 24.6 %2013: 24.3 %2014: 27.2 %2015: 25 %2016: 23.3 %2017: 22.1 %2018: 21.5 %2019: 21 %2020: 19.6 %2021: 19 %2022: 18.1 %2023: 19.6 %2024: 19.8 %2025: 19.8 %
%. Source: Eurostat, Population by educational attainment level, less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0 to 2), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_03). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-10.
All 26 values
Period%
202519.8
202419.8
202319.6
202218.1
202119 Series break
202019.6
201921
201821.5
201722.1
201623.3
201525
201427.2 Series break
201324.3
201224.6
201125.5
201026.1 Series break
200925.3
200824.7
200725
200625.8
200526.9
200428.5
200329.5 Series break
200228.9
200129.4
200030.7

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2025
Romania19.8
European Union (27)18.8

Rankings

Definition

People aged 25 to 64 whose highest completed level of education is lower secondary at most (ISCED 2011 levels 0 to 2: less than primary, primary and lower secondary), as a percentage of all people aged 25 to 64 living in private households (EU Labour Force Survey).

Upper secondary is the level reached at about 18, such as the Spanish bachillerato or a vocational qualification of the same level.

How to cite

Eurostat. Population by educational attainment level, less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0 to 2), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_03). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_03/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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What is the adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64 in Romania?

Adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64 in Romania was 19.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 5th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Population by educational attainment level, less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0 to 2), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_03). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64 in Romania?

30.7% in 2000, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

Adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64 elsewhere in European Union (27)

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