Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Romania
Romania: Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training was 67.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Romania, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Romania recorded 67.2% for participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Romania peaked at 67.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 50.5%, in 2000.
Romania ranks 30th of 119 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.5% | — |
| 2001 | 52.6% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 50.9% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 54.6% | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 52.3% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 56.4% | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 58.3% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 58.4% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 59.0% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 58.1% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 60.9% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 61.4% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 61.3% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 62.1% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 62.1% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 58.9% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 61.9% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 62.2% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 62.6% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 62.5% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 62.4% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 63.4% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 65.5% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 67.2% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.1% | 50.5% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.6% | 58.9% | 62.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.7% | 62.4% | 67.2% | 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 participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Romania?
- Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Romania was 67.2% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 67.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.5% in 2000.
- How does Romania rank for participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training?
- Romania ranks 30th out of 119 countries with data for 2023.
- Is participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training, by sex (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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