Duration of compulsory education in Romania
Romania: Duration of compulsory education was 10 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
10
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
86th
of 205 countries
All-time high
10
in 2003
All-time low
8
in 1999
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Duration of compulsory education in Romania, 1999–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Romania recorded 10 for duration of compulsory education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Romania peaked at 10 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 8, in 1999.
That places Romania 86th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
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 |
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More education data for Romania
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 84.9% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 47,769 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.71 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 84.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of compulsory education in Romania?
- Duration of compulsory education in Romania was 10 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 10 in 2003.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 1999.
- How does Romania rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Romania ranks 86th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Duration of compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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