Funding of education in Romania
Romania: Funding of education was 40.4 in 2011. ▼ Falling
Latest (2011)
40.4
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
22nd
of 31 countries
All-time high
89.5
in 1999
All-time low
30.7
in 2001
Years of data
11
1999–2011
Funding of education in Romania, 1999–2011
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2011, funding of education in Romania stood at 40.4.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, funding of education in Romania peaked at 89.5 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 30.7, in 2001.
Romania ranks 22nd of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Funding of education in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 89.5 | — |
| 2000 | 87 | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 30.7 | -64.7% |
| 2002 | 34.5 | +12.4% |
| 2003 | 36 | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 33.6 | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 34.1 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 38.7 | +13.5% |
| 2009 | 39.4 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 41 | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 40.4 | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.5 | 89.5 | 89.5 | 1 |
| 2000s | 41.75 | 30.7 | 87 | 8 |
| 2010s | 40.7 | 40.4 | 41 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More education data for Romania
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 84.95 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 84.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is funding of education in Romania?
- Funding of education in Romania was 40.4 in 2011, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest funding of education recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 89.5 in 1999.
- What is the lowest funding of education recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.7 in 2001.
- How does Romania rank for funding of education?
- Romania ranks 22nd out of 31 countries with data for 2011.
- Is funding of education rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Funding of education (1995-2011). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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