Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Romania
Romania: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male was 4.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Romania, 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Romania recorded 4.2% for repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in 2022.
The figure is up 38.6% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Romania peaked at 4.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2020.
That places Romania 62nd out of 170 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3.5% | — |
| 2002 | 3.2% | -10.0% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | -10.4% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | +18.8% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | -25.7% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | +18.8% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | +13.2% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | +33.7% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | -10.4% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -54.2% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | +83.3% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | +38.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4% | 3.1% | 3.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 2.5% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 1.7% | 4.2% | 3 |
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 repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Romania?
- Repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Romania was 4.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2020.
- How does Romania rank for repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male?
- Romania ranks 62nd out of 170 countries with data for 2022.
- Is repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. 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 Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release