Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Romania
Romania: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 88.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Romania, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Romania recorded 88.3% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in 2018.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Romania peaked at 98.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 80.6%, in 1994.
Romania ranks 134th of 193 countries on this measure, 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, female in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 81.0% | — |
| 1972 | 80.8% | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 81.2% | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 82.1% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 94.3% | +14.8% |
| 1990 | 94.9% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 87.5% | -7.8% |
| 1992 | 83.5% | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 80.8% | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 80.6% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 81.7% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 82.8% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 83.4% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 84.2% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 84.7% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 85.0% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 85.7% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 87.5% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 88.4% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 89.7% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 89.9% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 89.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 92.0% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 94.5% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 96.4% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 97.8% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 97.2% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 91.2% | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 89.2% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 88.7% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 88.3% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 81.3% | 80.8% | 82.1% | 4 |
| 1980s | 94.3% | 94.3% | 94.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 84.4% | 80.6% | 94.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.9% | 85.0% | 96.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.9% | 88.3% | 98.0% | 7 |
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More education data for Romania
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 873,154 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7448 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0458 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 422,100 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Romania?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Romania was 88.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.6% in 1994.
- How does Romania rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- Romania ranks 134th out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total female enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female 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.