KNOWLEDGE – International Journal Vol.45.2 413 STUDY REGARDING SCHOOL ABANDONMENT AND ITS EFFECTS ON ROMANIAN SOCIETY Pleșca(Jîța) Cleopatra Banat's University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine "King Michael I of Romania" from Timisoara, Faculty of Management and Rural Tourism, Romania, jita.cleopatra@yahoo.it Vass Hunor Banat's University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine "King Michael I of Romania" from Timisoara, Faculty of Management and Rural Tourism, Romania, vass.hunor93@gmail.com Mateoc Teodor Banat's University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine "King Michael I of Romania" from Timisoara, Faculty of Management and Rural Tourism, Romania, teomateoc@yahoo.com Orboi Dora Banat's University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine "King Michael I of Romania" from Timisoara, Faculty of Management and Rural Tourism, Romania, doraorboi@yahoo.com Mateoc-Sîrb Nicoleta Banat's University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine "King Michael I of Romania" from Timisoara, Faculty of Management and Rural Tourism, Romania, mateocnicol@yahoo.com Abstract: From a demographic point of view, in Romania there is a decreasing trend of the population caused by negative natural growth and mass migration, especially of young people, and there is also a marked demographic imbalance due to aging population and high mortality, especially in communities. rural. Romania is facing a worrying situation regarding the early school leaving rate, even given that in recent years there has been a declining trend in the phenomenon. If in 2015, Romania registered a percentage of 19.1%, and in 2017 of 18.1%, in 2018 Romania reaches the lowest percentage in the last ten years of 16.4%, according to the data presented by the Directorate for Employment of the European Commission. However, this percentage remains very high, compared to the European Union average of 10.6%. At the level of the European Union, in 2018, Romania ranked third, with the highest percentage of school dropout in the history of post-war Romanian education, according to Eurostat statistics. Access to education for all members of society, regardless of their intellectual, family, religious, ethnic or socio-economic characteristics is a priority objective for the Romanian education system. The causes of school dropout are multiple, both economic and social. One cause for concern is population decline. In recent years, Romania has been following a downward trend in terms of the resident population. From the population census from 2002 and 2011 to January 1, 2019, the population decrease was 1.6 million people, according to the National Institute of Statistics. One of the factors that influences the decrease of the population in Romania, is the emigration. It is found that the main factor underlying emigration is the economic factor. The significant trend of migration, especially of the young population and economically active people, is determined by the lack of jobs, low living standards and in finally poverty. This factor is joined by other factors such as low birth rates and high mortality which together accelerate the decline in population and aging population. Definitive evasion in terms of stopping school, leaving the education system regardless of the level reached, before obtaining a qualification or professional training, is a serious problem from a socio-economic point of view. The lack of a professional qualification, indispensable for socio-economic integration, leads to an increase in the number of unemployed who in the medium and long term cause social and economic problems on the one hand, and on the other hand will lead to the formation of communities with individuals who will he had problems with education and civic morale, which in turn would bring serious harm to society. In this context, the group of authors of this article, considers that the topic under study is particularly important and strictly topical, in that it covers an area of great interest at present at national and European level. The study aims to highlight the current state of problems in the field of education that overlap with the accelerated decline of the population in Romania and which together cause serious problems from a social and economic point of view in Romania. One of the methods used to prepare the raw analysis material was the documentation of official databases provided by the National Institute of Statistics (INS - Tempo Online), the statistical yearbook of Romania - data collections published by EUROSTAT, as well as various publications or complementary information. taken from the Internet. Keywords: early school leaving, Romania, migration, unemployment