Current education expenditure, total in Romania
Romania: Current education expenditure, total was 93.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Current education expenditure, total in Romania, 1998–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total expenditure in public institutions.
Analysis
Romania recorded 93.2% for current education expenditure, total in 2022.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current education expenditure, total in Romania peaked at 95.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 79.0%, in 2008.
That places Romania 55th out of 123 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Current education expenditure, total in Romania, year by year
| Year | % of total expenditure in public institutions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 93.9% | — |
| 2001 | 91.4% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 89.8% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 91.9% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 94.1% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 93.5% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 82.3% | -12.0% |
| 2007 | 79.7% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 79.0% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 86.2% | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 89.2% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 91.2% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 92.1% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 94.3% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 93.7% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 95.2% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 94.8% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 93.7% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 93.6% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 93.1% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 93.2% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.9% | 93.9% | 93.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 87.6% | 79.0% | 94.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 93.2% | 89.2% | 95.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 93.3% | 93.1% | 93.6% | 3 |
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More education data for Romania
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 125,405 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14,415 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 267,679 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 254,147 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.43 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 873,154 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7448 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0458 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current education expenditure, total in Romania?
- Current education expenditure, total in Romania was 93.2% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest current education expenditure, total recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 95.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest current education expenditure, total recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.0% in 2008.
- How does Romania rank for current education expenditure, total?
- Romania ranks 55th out of 123 countries with data for 2022.
- Is current education expenditure, total rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Current education expenditure, total (% of total expenditure in public institutions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Current expenditure is expressed as a percentage of direct expenditure in public educational institutions (instructional and non-instructional) of the specified level of education. Financial aid to students and other transfers are excluded from direct expenditure. Current expenditure is consumed within the current year and would have to be renewed if needed in the following year. It includes staff compensation and current expenditure other than for staff compensation (ex. on teaching materials, ancillary services and administration).