Inequality in education in Romania
Romania: Inequality in education was 0.0374 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inequality in education in Romania, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inequality in education in Romania is 0.0374, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 30.5% on the previous year and down 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in education in Romania peaked at 0.0679 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0374, in 2023.
Romania ranks 152nd of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0578 | 0.0517 | 0.0679 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0507 | 0.0374 | 0.0573 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More education data for Romania
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 84.9% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 47,769 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.71 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 84.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in education in Romania?
- Inequality in education in Romania was 0.0374 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in education recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0679 in 2010.
- What is the lowest inequality in education recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0374 in 2023.
- How does Romania rank for inequality in education?
- Romania ranks 152nd out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in education rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years adults older than 25 participated in formal education.