RO · 2021 · tesem080

Employment rate of low skilled persons (age group 20-64)

Romania, 2021

Employment rate of low skilled persons (age group 20-64)
85.0
Romania, 2021
▼ 23.7% vs 2020 (111.4)
Analysis

In 2021, Romania's employment rate of low skilled persons (age group 20-64) decreased by 23.7% compared to 2020, reaching 85.0.

Romania accounts for 77.3% of the EU-27 total of 110.0.

Romania ranks 25th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 18.7% (from 104.6 in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset tesem080, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#25 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
77.3%
EU-27: 110.0
Romania timeline (last 15 years)
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