Government expenditure on upper secondary education, PPP$ in Romania
Romania: Government expenditure on upper secondary education, PPP$ was 5,438 millions in 2022. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on upper secondary education, PPP$ in Romania, 2003–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.
Analysis
Romania recorded 5,438 millions for government expenditure on upper secondary education, ppp$ in 2022. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.4% on the previous year and up 149.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education, ppp$ in Romania peaked at 5,438 millions in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,188 millions, in 2003.
Romania ranks 25th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Government expenditure on upper secondary education, PPP$ in Romania, year by year
| Year | millions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1,188 millions | — |
| 2004 | 1,404 millions | +18.2% |
| 2005 | 1,576 millions | +12.3% |
| 2007 | 2,167 millions | +37.5% |
| 2008 | 2,647 millions | +22.2% |
| 2009 | 2,600 millions | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 2,254 millions | -13.3% |
| 2011 | 2,007 millions | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 2,182 millions | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 2,358 millions | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 2,610 millions | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 2,702 millions | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 2,721 millions | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 3,333 millions | +22.5% |
| 2018 | 3,725 millions | +11.7% |
| 2019 | 4,737 millions | +27.2% |
| 2020 | 4,816 millions | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 4,927 millions | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 5,438 millions | +10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,930 millions | 1,188 millions | 2,647 millions | 6 |
| 2010s | 2,863 millions | 2,007 millions | 4,737 millions | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,060 millions | 4,816 millions | 5,438 millions | 3 |
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More education data for Romania
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on upper secondary education, ppp$ in Romania?
- Government expenditure on upper secondary education, ppp$ in Romania was 5,438 millions in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education, ppp$ recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 5,438 millions in 2022.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education, ppp$ recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,188 millions in 2003.
- How does Romania rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education, ppp$?
- Romania ranks 25th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on upper secondary education, ppp$ rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 149.2%. 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 Government expenditure on upper secondary education, PPP$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release