School enrollment, preprimary, female in Romania
Romania: School enrollment, preprimary, female was 95.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, female in Romania, 1971–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Romania recorded 95.0% for school enrollment, preprimary, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, female in Romania peaked at 95.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 37.7%, in 1971.
Romania ranks 35th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary, female in Romania, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 37.7% | — |
| 1972 | 38.6% | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 40.1% | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 43.2% | +7.8% |
| 1975 | 45.7% | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 47.1% | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 48.2% | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 50.8% | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 55.4% | +9.1% |
| 1980 | 58.2% | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 59.8% | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 58.9% | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 56.4% | -4.4% |
| 1984 | 55.2% | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 55.9% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 55.7% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 56.1% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 58.4% | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 61.6% | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 62.5% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 57.3% | -8.2% |
| 1992 | 55.4% | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 54.5% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 50.2% | -7.9% |
| 1995 | 52.2% | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 53.1% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 54.5% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 58.2% | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 67.0% | +15.1% |
| 2000 | 70.7% | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 73.9% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 75.1% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 74.9% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 73.0% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 74.9% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 75.8% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 76.8% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 78.0% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 79.5% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 80.5% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 80.9% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 79.6% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 88.6% | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 85.1% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 85.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 83.0% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 84.0% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 88.5% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 93.9% | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 95.0% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.2% | 37.7% | 55.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 57.6% | 55.2% | 61.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.5% | 50.2% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.3% | 70.7% | 79.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.9% | 79.6% | 93.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.0% | 95.0% | 95.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 32 Hong Kong (China) 96.0% compare
- 33 Costa Rica 95.8% compare
- 34 Ireland 95.3% compare
- 36 Latvia 94.5% compare
- 37 Solomon Islands 94.3% compare
- 38 United Arab Emirates 94.3% compare
More education data for Romania
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 47,769 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 84.95 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 84.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary, female in Romania?
- School enrollment, preprimary, female in Romania was 95.0% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.7% in 1971.
- How does Romania rank for school enrollment, preprimary, female?
- Romania ranks 35th out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, female rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.