Early school leavers in Centru

In Centru, 18.3% of people aged 18 to 24 had left education and training early in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2014. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Measure: Early leavers from education and training, by region Unit: % of people aged 18 to 24 Data: 2000 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Centru, 2025 18.3% % of people aged 18 to 24
Change from 2024 −3.3percentage points 2024: 21.6%
Romania, 2025 15.5% Country total
Position in 2025 18th of 226 See the full ranking

Early school leavers in Centru over time

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% of people aged 18 to 24. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Early leavers from education and training, by region (% of people aged 18 to 24), 2001 to 2025
Period CentruRomania
2025 18.3% 15.5%
2024 21.6% 16.8%
2023 21.0% 16.6%
2022 23.4% 15.6%
2021 20.2%b (break in time series) 15.3%b (break in time series)
2020 21.7% 15.6%
2019 20.2% 15.3%
2018 18.8% 16.4%
2017 21.1% 18.1%
2016 20.3% 18.5%
2015 24.2% 19.1%
2014 17.9%b (break in time series) 18.1%b (break in time series)
2013 17.9% 17.3%
2012 19.4% 17.8%
2011 22.8% 18.1%
2010 21.7%b (break in time series) 19.3%b (break in time series)
2009 16.0% 16.6%
2008 13.6% 15.9%
2007 14.8% 17.3%
2006 15.4%b (break in time series) 17.9%b (break in time series)
2005 17.1% 19.6%
2004 19.1% 22.4%
2003 21.1%b (break in time series) 22.5%b (break in time series)
2002 17.6% 23.0%
2001 18.3% 21.7%

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of −3.3 percentage points from 21.6% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 24.2%, the figure has changed by −5.9 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
  • Among the 226 regions with data for 2025, Centru has the 18th highest value.
  • The figure for Romania in 2025 was 15.5%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
edat_lfse_16 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A sex=T age=Y18-24 unit=PC
Observation period
2000 to 2025 for Centru
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat