Duration of compulsory education in years in Romania
Romania: Duration of compulsory education in years was 10 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
10
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
30th
of 73 countries
All-time high
10
in 2003
All-time low
8
in 1999
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Duration of compulsory education in years in Romania, 1999–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2025, duration of compulsory education in years in Romania stood at 10. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in years in Romania peaked at 10 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 8, in 1999.
Romania ranks 30th of 73 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Duration of compulsory education in years in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8 | — |
| 2000 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10 | +25.0% |
| 2004 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 10 | +0.0% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 10 is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.5, 95% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Romania's 10 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.4 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 30 Cyprus 10 compare
- 30 Greece 10 compare
- 30 Lebanon 10 compare
- 30 Oman 10 compare
- 30 Jordan 10 compare
- 30 Denmark 10 compare
- 30 Czechia 10 compare
- 30 Norway 10 compare
- 30 Palestine 10 compare
- 30 Kyrgyzstan 10 compare
- 30 Iceland 10 compare
- 30 San Marino 10 compare
- 30 Djibouti 10 compare
- 30 Spain 10 compare
- 30 Moldova 10 compare
- 30 Andorra 10 compare
- 30 Sweden 10 compare
- 30 Ireland 10 compare
- 30 Algeria 10 compare
More education data for Romania
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 84.26 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 84.41 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of compulsory education in years in Romania?
- Duration of compulsory education in years in Romania was 10 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education in years recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 10 in 2003.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education in years recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 1999.
- How does Romania rank for duration of compulsory education in years?
- Romania ranks 30th out of 73 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education in years rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Duration of compulsory education in years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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