NEET rate in Centru

In Centru, 24.1% of people aged 18 to 24 were not in employment, education or training in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2009. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Centru, 2025 24.1% % of people aged 18 to 24
Change from 2024 −1.3percentage points 2024: 25.4%
Romania, 2025 21.0% Country total
Position in 2025 35th of 249 See the full ranking

NEET rate 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.

Young people not in employment, education or training, ages 18 to 24, by region (% of people aged 18 to 24), 2001 to 2025
Period CentruRomania
2025 24.1% 21.0%
2024 25.4% 21.3%
2023 27.6% 21.6%
2022 29.6% 22.3%
2021 27.5%b (break in time series) 22.7%b (break in time series)
2020 28.6% 18.6%
2019 27.6% 18.5%
2018 28.5% 18.1%
2017 28.0% 19.3%
2016 31.5% 21.9%
2015 33.8% 22.6%
2014 31.8% 21.4%
2013 27.5% 21.3%
2012 28.6% 20.8%
2011 34.3% 21.6%
2010 32.1%b (break in time series) 20.7%b (break in time series)
2009 21.9% 16.5%
2008 14.3% 13.4%
2007 16.4% 16.0%
2006 17.6%b (break in time series) 18.2%b (break in time series)
2005 21.6% 21.0%
2004 26.0% 24.6%
2003 32.2%b (break in time series) 26.7%b (break in time series)
2002 30.3%b (break in time series) 27.9%b (break in time series)
2001 26.5% 23.4%

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

In short

  • That is a change of −1.3 percentage points from 25.4% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 33.8%, the figure has changed by −9.7 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 249 regions with data for 2025, Centru has the 35th highest value.
  • The figure for Romania in 2025 was 21.0%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
edat_lfse_22 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A sex=T age=Y18-24 training=NO_FE_NO_NFE wstatus=NEMP 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