Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Romania
Romania: Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of was 28.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Romania, 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Romania recorded 28.3% for current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in 2022. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 32.3% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Romania peaked at 28.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 2001.
Romania ranks 18th of 99 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 14.5% | — |
| 2002 | 15.7% | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 19.5% | +24.5% |
| 2004 | 21.8% | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 19.1% | -12.3% |
| 2006 | 18.9% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 19.8% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 19.2% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 15.9% | -16.8% |
| 2010 | 17.4% | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 22.9% | +31.7% |
| 2012 | 25.1% | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 23.8% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 18.6% | -21.9% |
| 2015 | 21.9% | +17.9% |
| 2016 | 21.2% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 18.8% | -11.0% |
| 2018 | 17.5% | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 17.6% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 18.0% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 21.4% | +19.0% |
| 2022 | 28.3% | +32.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.3% | 14.5% | 21.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 17.4% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 18.0% | 28.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 15 Bangladesh 30.3% compare
- 16 Cambodia 29.7% compare
- 17 Seychelles 28.5% compare
- 19 Iceland 27.2% compare
- 20 Sierra Leone 26.6% compare
- 21 Hungary 25.6% compare
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 expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Romania?
- Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Romania was 28.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 28.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 2001.
- How does Romania rank for current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of?
- Romania ranks 18th out of 99 countries with data for 2022.
- Is current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release