Lower secondary completion rate, female in Romania
Romania: Lower secondary completion rate, female was 78.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Romania, 2001–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Romania recorded 78.2% for lower secondary completion rate, female in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, female in Romania peaked at 111.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 66.8%, in 2021.
Romania ranks 128th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Romania, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 88.1% | — |
| 2002 | 91.3% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 90.0% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 87.9% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 80.4% | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 79.3% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 76.4% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 84.3% | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 97.1% | +15.3% |
| 2010 | 95.0% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 111.1% | +16.9% |
| 2012 | 87.5% | -21.2% |
| 2013 | 86.0% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 88.0% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 86.4% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 87.7% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 85.0% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 84.5% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 86.7% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 85.0% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 66.8% | -21.4% |
| 2022 | 79.1% | +18.5% |
| 2023 | 78.2% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.1% | 76.4% | 97.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 89.8% | 84.5% | 111.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.3% | 66.8% | 85.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 125 Sao Tome and Principe 80.1% compare
- 126 Panama 80.0% compare
- 127 Myanmar 78.9% compare
- 129 Micronesia (country) 76.9% compare
- 130 Namibia 76.8% compare
- 131 El Salvador 76.7% compare
More education data for Romania
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.76 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 44,527 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,242 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 298,137 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 240,583 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.33 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, female in Romania?
- Lower secondary completion rate, female in Romania was 78.2% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 111.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.8% in 2021.
- How does Romania rank for lower secondary completion rate, female?
- Romania ranks 128th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, female rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.