Pupils enrolled in upper-secondary education by programme … type in Romania
Romania: Pupils enrolled in upper-secondary education by programme … type was 697,271 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
697,271
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
13th
of 48 countries
All-time high
851,544
in 2013
All-time low
691,515
in 2023
Years of data
13
2013–2025
Pupils enrolled in upper-secondary education by programme in Romania, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Romania recorded 697,271 for pupils enrolled in upper-secondary education by programme in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils enrolled in upper-secondary education by programme in Romania peaked at 851,544 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 691,515, in 2023.
Romania ranks 13th of 48 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Pupils enrolled in upper-secondary education by programme … type in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 851,544 | — |
| 2014 | 803,109 | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 777,860 | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 742,297 | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 735,222 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 727,911 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 720,206 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 719,050 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 730,346 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 702,775 | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 691,515 | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 694,072 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 697,271 | +0.5% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 697,271 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 304,241, 2.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Romania's 697,271 is above the median for high income countries, which is 351,184, 2.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 765,450 | 720,206 | 851,544 | 7 |
| 2020s | 705,838 | 691,515 | 730,346 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More education data for Romania
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 84.26 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 84.41 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils enrolled in upper-secondary education by programme in Romania?
- Pupils enrolled in upper-secondary education by programme in Romania was 697,271 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils enrolled in upper-secondary education by programme recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 851,544 in 2013.
- What is the lowest pupils enrolled in upper-secondary education by programme recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 691,515 in 2023.
- How does Romania rank for pupils enrolled in upper-secondary education by programme?
- Romania ranks 13th out of 48 countries with data for 2025.
- Is pupils enrolled in upper-secondary education by programme rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupils enrolled in upper-secondary education by programme orientation, sex, type of institution and intensity of participation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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