{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ro-employment-rate-low-education","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ro-employment-rate-low-education","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ro-employment-rate-low-education/","title":"Romania Employment Rate — Low Education (ISCED 0–2) (2025)","description":"Romania's Employment Rate — Low Education (ISCED 0–2): 44.1 % of population aged 25–64 (ISCED 0–2) in 2025, -1.6pp YoY. Eurostat (LFSA_ERGAED), 2005–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Romania","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Romania","temporal_coverage":"2005/2025","unit":"% of population aged 25–64 (ISCED 0–2)","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Romania Employment Rate — Low Education (ISCED 0–2)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/LFSA_ERGAED/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"21"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Romania"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Romania (2025)","value":"44.1","unit":"% of population aged 25–64 (ISCED 0–2)","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-1.6pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-1.6pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"21","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Romania Employment Rate — Low Education (ISCED 0–2)"}],"observation_count":21,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":53.2},{"period":"2006","value":53.4},{"period":"2007","value":53.8},{"period":"2008","value":54.6},{"period":"2009","value":54.7},{"period":"2010","value":55.8},{"period":"2011","value":51.9},{"period":"2012","value":53.5},{"period":"2013","value":54},{"period":"2014","value":55.5},{"period":"2015","value":53.7},{"period":"2016","value":52.8},{"period":"2017","value":54.9},{"period":"2018","value":55.6},{"period":"2019","value":57.1},{"period":"2020","value":56.2},{"period":"2021","value":42.9},{"period":"2022","value":45.3},{"period":"2023","value":46},{"period":"2024","value":45.7},{"period":"2025","value":44.1}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of population aged 25–64 (ISCED 0–2)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"44.1","yoyChange":"-1.6pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"45.7","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"46.0","yoyChange":"+0.7pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"45.3","yoyChange":"+2.4pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"42.9","yoyChange":"-13.3pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"56.2","yoyChange":"-0.9pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"57.1","yoyChange":"+1.5pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"55.6","yoyChange":"+0.7pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"54.9","yoyChange":"+2.1pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"52.8","yoyChange":"-0.9pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"53.7","yoyChange":"-1.8pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"55.5","yoyChange":"+1.5pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"54.0","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"53.5","yoyChange":"+1.6pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"51.9","yoyChange":"-3.9pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"55.8","yoyChange":"+1.1pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"54.7","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"54.6","yoyChange":"+0.8pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"53.8","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"53.4","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks employment rates for low-educated workers (ISCED 0-2) in Romania from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2025 (21 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 57.1 % of population aged 25–64 (ISCED 0–2) in 2019 and reached its lowest recorded value of 42.9 in 2021. The latest reading of 44.1 in 2025 represents a change of -1.6pp."}]}