Archive:Europe 2020 indicators - Romania
Data extracted in August 2019.
No planned update.
This Statistics Explained article is outdated and has been archived - for recent information on Europe 2020 strategy see here.
Source: Eurostat (see dedicated web section: Europe 2020 headline indicators)
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This article is part of a set of statistical articles on Europe 2020 strategy, focusing on the situation in Romania.
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Overview
Romania significantly reduced the number of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion by 2.8 million between 2008 and 2018 and had already met its national target in 2013. In 2017, the country exceeded its commitment to reaching a 24 % share of renewable energy in gross final energy consumption and remained well below its national target on primary energy consumption. By 2017, it had reduced its GHG emissions in ESD sectors by 1.7 % compared with the ESD base year levels, remaining well within its 2020 target to limit the increase to 19 %. Romania raised its tertiary educational attainment rate by 8.6 percentage points between 2008 and 2018 but remained 2.1 percentage points below its respective target. In contrast, its share of early leavers from education and training increased to 16.4 % in the same time period, widening the distance to the national target to 5.1 percentage points. Due to a gradual rise in the employment rate between 2014 and 2018, Romania was just 0.1 percentage points from its employment goal. The country’s R&D intensity fell by 0.05 percentage points between 2008 and 2017, and remained well below its target.
Source: Eurostat (see dedicated web section: Europe 2020 headline indicators)
Data sources
More information about the origin of the data and the calculation of indicators can be obtained via the Europe 2020 indicators dedicated website.
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Context
Europe 2020 is the EU’s agenda for jobs and growth for the current decade. It emphasises smart, sustainable and inclusive growth as a way to strengthen the EU economy and prepare its structure for the challenges of the next decade. As a main objective, the strategy strives to deliver high levels of employment, productivity and social cohesion in the Member States, while reducing the impact on the natural environment.
Direct access to
- Towards robust quality management for European Statistics - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council COM(2011) 211 final.
- Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of 11 March 2009 on European statistics