Enrolment in secondary education, female in Romania
Romania: Enrolment in secondary education, female was 709,171 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Enrolment in secondary education, female in Romania, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Romania recorded 709,171 number for enrolment in secondary education, female in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, female in Romania peaked at 1.52 million number in 1990 and was at its lowest, 709,171 number, in 2018.
Romania ranks 58th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Enrolment in secondary education, female in Romania, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.02 million number | — |
| 1972 | 989,727 number | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 1.01 million number | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 992,202 number | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 1.50 million number | +51.5% |
| 1990 | 1.52 million number | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 1.38 million number | -9.4% |
| 1992 | 1.27 million number | -7.6% |
| 1993 | 1.19 million number | -6.3% |
| 1994 | 1.15 million number | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 1.11 million number | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 1.10 million number | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 1.08 million number | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 1.08 million number | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.09 million number | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 1.10 million number | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.11 million number | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.11 million number | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.10 million number | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 1.06 million number | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 1.03 million number | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 987,002 number | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 951,838 number | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 939,899 number | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 905,228 number | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 882,816 number | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 859,441 number | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 829,192 number | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 805,540 number | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 779,428 number | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 758,731 number | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 734,848 number | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 731,053 number | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 709,171 number | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.00 million number | 989,727 number | 1.02 million number | 4 |
| 1980s | 1.50 million number | 1.50 million number | 1.50 million number | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.20 million number | 1.08 million number | 1.52 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.03 million number | 905,228 number | 1.11 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 787,802 number | 709,171 number | 882,816 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More education data for Romania
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 47,769 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in secondary education, female in Romania?
- Enrolment in secondary education, female in Romania was 709,171 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.52 million number in 1990.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 709,171 number in 2018.
- How does Romania rank for enrolment in secondary education, female?
- Romania ranks 58th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, female rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions regardless of age.