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Archive:Europe 2020 indicators - Romania

Data from December 2014. Most recent data: Further Eurostat information, Main tables.

This article is part of a set of statistical articles based on the Eurostat publication Smarter, greener, more inclusive? - Indicators to support the Europe 2020 strategy. It provides recent statistics on the Europe 2020 strategy of the European Union (EU), focusing on the situation in Romania.

Figure 1: Distance to national targets and comparison with EU average - Source: Eurostat, see dedicated web section: Europe 2020 indicators dedicated website

Main statistical findings

Table 1: National Europe 2020 indicators: most recent data and targets - Source: Eurostat, see dedicated web section: Europe 2020 indicators dedicated website

By 2012 Romania had reduced its GHG emissions in non-ETS sectors by 6.5 %, thus remaining well below its 2020 target of an at most 19 % increase. Romania has also experienced a significant fall of 8.7 % in the number of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion since 2008, falling below its target value in 2013. Although it is still four percentage points below its tertiary education target, Romania made strong progress by raising the tertiary educational attainment rate by 6.8 percentage points between 2008 and 2013. The share of renewable energies has moved closer to the country’s commitments, with a gap of 1.1 percentage points to be closed by 2020. In contrast, progress towards the country’s targets on employment and early leavers from education and training has been somewhat tentative over the past few years. Romania’s R & D intensity deteriorated between 2008 and 2013, making it the farthest from its national target than the other EU countries.

Data sources and availability

More information about the origin of the data and the calculation of indicators can be obtained via the Europe 2020 indicators dedicated website.

Under 'Tables', click on the icons next to the indicators:

  • 'Explanatory texts (metadata)' for a detailed overview of the collection and compilation methods;
  • 'Information on the leaf' for data availability per country.

A more general overview of quality procedures can be found in Implementation of standard reference metadata for indicators - the ESMS Indicator Profile (ESMS-IP) (PDF file).

See also

Further Eurostat information

Publications

Main tables

Dedicated section

Methodology / Metadata

Other information

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