Romania's NEET population has become increasingly less educated relative to young people in education, employment, or training, with the proportional educational gap widened from −9% to −33% between 2014 and 2024, a trajectory that diverges sharply from the gradual EU27 trend. This article documents and explains that divergence by applying and extending the Δedu indicator of Pesquera Alonso, Muñoz Sánchez, and Iniesta Martínez to Romania using Eurostat panel data. The analysis addresses Romania's educational attainment, youth labour market, gender gap, school-to-work transition, and post-socialist context.