Net enrolment rate, early childhood … both sexes educational in Romania
Romania: Net enrolment rate, early childhood … both sexes educational was 4.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Romania, 2015–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Romania recorded 4.4% for net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 27.0% on the previous year and up 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Romania peaked at 4.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2021.
That places Romania 55th out of 67 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Net enrolment rate, early childhood … both sexes educational in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2.8% | — |
| 2016 | 2.8% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | -30.3% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | +44.2% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | +27.0% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 4.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 40.6%, 11% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Romania's 4.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 36.7%, 12% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.8% | 3.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 2.4% | 4.4% | 4 |
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 net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Romania?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Romania was 4.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2021.
- How does Romania rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development?
- Romania ranks 55th out of 67 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.1%. 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 Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release