Percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed in Romania
Romania: Percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed was 1.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed in Romania, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed in Romania stood at 1.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 37.5% on the previous year and up 100.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed in Romania peaked at 2.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2014.
Romania ranks 38th of 43 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.6% | — |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +215.7% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | -22.5% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -27.5% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | +123.4% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -50.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -10.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | +37.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.6% | 1.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 2.1% | 5 |
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 percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed in Romania?
- Percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed in Romania was 1.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2014.
- How does Romania rank for percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed?
- Romania ranks 38th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.3%. 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 Percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed countries (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release