Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Romania
Romania: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 88.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Romania, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Romania recorded 88.4% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in 2018.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Romania peaked at 98.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 80.0%, in 1994.
That places Romania 135th out of 197 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 82.9% | — |
| 1972 | 82.9% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 83.2% | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 83.9% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 95.2% | +13.5% |
| 1990 | 95.9% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 87.7% | -8.6% |
| 1992 | 83.4% | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 80.9% | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 80.0% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 81.0% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 82.4% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 83.3% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 83.8% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 84.2% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 84.5% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 85.2% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 87.0% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 87.9% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 89.3% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 89.5% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 89.8% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 92.1% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 94.8% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 96.7% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 98.4% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 98.7% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 97.9% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 91.5% | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 89.5% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 88.8% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 88.4% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 83.2% | 82.9% | 83.9% | 4 |
| 1980s | 95.2% | 95.2% | 95.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 84.3% | 80.0% | 95.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.7% | 84.5% | 96.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.3% | 88.4% | 98.7% | 7 |
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 gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Romania?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Romania was 88.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.0% in 1994.
- How does Romania rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Romania ranks 135th out of 197 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.