Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Romania

Romania: Enrolment in upper secondary education, female was 358,286 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
358,286 number
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
50th
of 188 countries
All-time high
535,516 number
in 1996
All-time low
358,286 number
in 2018
Years of data
23
1996–2018

Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Romania, 1996–2018

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1996200720181996: 535.5k number1997: 525.5k number1998: 504.6k number1999: 472.1k number2000: 458.1k number2001: 462.9k number2002: 483.2k number2003: 506.9k number2004: 519.2k number2005: 531.9k number2006: 522.3k number2007: 505.4k number2008: 492.6k number2009: 474.3k number2010: 461.7k number2011: 444.4k number2012: 437.0k number2013: 412.4k number2014: 391.3k number2015: 380.9k number2016: 363.0k number2017: 361.3k number2018: 358.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Romania stood at 358,286 number. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Romania peaked at 535,516 number in 1996 and was at its lowest, 358,286 number, in 2018.

Romania ranks 50th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in upper secondary education, female (number) in Romania, 1996 to 2018.
Year number Change
1996 535,516 number
1997 525,501 number -1.9%
1998 504,562 number -4.0%
1999 472,093 number -6.4%
2000 458,147 number -3.0%
2001 462,920 number +1.0%
2002 483,166 number +4.4%
2003 506,866 number +4.9%
2004 519,172 number +2.4%
2005 531,896 number +2.5%
2006 522,269 number -1.8%
2007 505,422 number -3.2%
2008 492,582 number -2.5%
2009 474,311 number -3.7%
2010 461,746 number -2.6%
2011 444,370 number -3.8%
2012 437,039 number -1.6%
2013 412,372 number -5.6%
2014 391,257 number -5.1%
2015 380,893 number -2.6%
2016 363,030 number -4.7%
2017 361,260 number -0.5%
2018 358,286 number -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 509,418 number 472,093 number 535,516 number 4
2000s 495,675 number 458,147 number 531,896 number 10
2010s 401,139 number 358,286 number 461,746 number 9

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 47 Ethiopia 389,852 number compare
  2. 48 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 386,433 number compare
  3. 49 Afghanistan 367,543 number compare
  4. 51 Iraq 312,003 number compare
  5. 52 Yemen 306,027 number compare
  6. 53 Cameroon 297,642 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Romania?
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Romania was 358,286 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 535,516 number in 1996.
What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 358,286 number in 2018.
How does Romania rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, female?
Romania ranks 50th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. 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 upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,401 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private upper secondary education institutions regardless of age.