Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Romania
Romania: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total was 86.9% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Romania, 1990–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Romania is 86.9%, measured in 2017.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Romania peaked at 128.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 86.3%, in 1990.
That places Romania 172nd out of 186 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Romania, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 86.3% | — |
| 1993 | 94.3% | +9.2% |
| 1995 | 100.3% | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 98.0% | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 95.5% | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 87.3% | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 93.2% | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 100.1% | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 109.0% | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 108.8% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 128.5% | +18.1% |
| 2005 | 100.2% | -22.0% |
| 2006 | 99.7% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 100.9% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 102.7% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 100.1% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 97.7% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 98.8% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 100.1% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 88.0% | -12.1% |
| 2015 | 88.2% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 87.2% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 86.9% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.6% | 86.3% | 100.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 104.3% | 93.2% | 128.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.4% | 86.9% | 100.1% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 169 Timor-Leste 89.6% compare
- 170 United Arab Emirates 89.2% compare
- 171 Bahrain 89.2% compare
- 173 Sudan 86.0% compare
- 174 Nigeria 85.6% compare
- 175 Marshall Islands 83.5% compare
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 intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Romania?
- Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Romania was 86.9% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 128.5% in 2004.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.3% in 1990.
- How does Romania rank for gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total?
- Romania ranks 172nd out of 186 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.