Expenditure on education (public, households, ODA) as a percentage of in Romania
Romania: Expenditure on education (public, households, ODA) as a percentage of was 3.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Expenditure on education (public, households, ODA) as a percentage of in Romania, 2010–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Romania recorded 3.3% for expenditure on education (public, households, oda) as a percentage of in 2021.
The figure is down 7.3% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure on education (public, households, oda) as a percentage of in Romania peaked at 3.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2012.
That places Romania 66th out of 70 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Expenditure on education (public, households, ODA) as a percentage of in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3.5% | — |
| 2011 | 3.0% | -14.4% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | -7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.9% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Romania
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 expenditure on education (public, households, oda) as a percentage of in Romania?
- Expenditure on education (public, households, oda) as a percentage of in Romania was 3.3% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest expenditure on education (public, households, oda) as a percentage of recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest expenditure on education (public, households, oda) as a percentage of recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2012.
- How does Romania rank for expenditure on education (public, households, oda) as a percentage of?
- Romania ranks 66th out of 70 countries with data for 2021.
- Is expenditure on education (public, households, oda) as a percentage of rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. 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 Expenditure on education (public, households, ODA) as a percentage of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release