Early school leavers in Sud-Est

In Sud-Est, 25.1% of people aged 18 to 24 had left education and training early in 2025.

Measure: Early leavers from education and training, by region Unit: % of people aged 18 to 24 Data: 2000 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Sud-Est, 2025 25.1% % of people aged 18 to 24
Change from 2024 −1.1percentage points 2024: 26.2%
Romania, 2025 15.5% Country total
Position in 2025 7th of 226 See the full ranking

Early school leavers in Sud-Est 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 Sud-EstRomania
2025 25.1% 15.5%
2024 26.2% 16.8%
2023 24.6% 16.6%
2022 23.1% 15.6%
2021 22.9%b (break in time series) 15.3%b (break in time series)
2020 20.6% 15.6%
2019 20.9% 15.3%
2018 21.3% 16.4%
2017 22.4% 18.1%
2016 24.4% 18.5%
2015 24.9% 19.1%
2014 25.0%b (break in time series) 18.1%b (break in time series)
2013 20.7% 17.3%
2012 21.5% 17.8%
2011 22.1% 18.1%
2010 22.5%b (break in time series) 19.3%b (break in time series)
2009 18.3% 16.6%
2008 19.2% 15.9%
2007 21.4% 17.3%
2006 21.4%b (break in time series) 17.9%b (break in time series)
2005 24.1% 19.6%
2004 27.5% 22.4%
2003 22.7%b (break in time series) 22.5%b (break in time series)
2002 23.9% 23.0%
2001 23.1% 21.7%

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

In short

  • That is a change of −1.1 percentage points from 26.2% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 24.9%, the figure has changed by +0.2 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, Sud-Est has the 7th 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 Sud-Est
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat