Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal in Romania
Romania: Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal was 3 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
3
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
10th
of 189 countries
All-time high
4
in 2003
All-time low
3
in 2013
Years of data
23
2003–2025
Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal in Romania, 2003–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal in Romania is 3, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal in Romania peaked at 4 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2013.
That places Romania 10th out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 4 | — |
| 2004 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2014 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3 | +0.0% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.5, 2.0× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Romania's 3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2, 1.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
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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 number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal in Romania?
- Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal in Romania was 3 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2003.
- What is the lowest number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2013.
- How does Romania rank for number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal?
- Romania ranks 10th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal frameworks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release