School enrollment, preprimary, male in Romania
Romania: School enrollment, preprimary, male was 94.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, male in Romania, 1971–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, preprimary, male in Romania is 94.9%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, male in Romania peaked at 94.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 35.8%, in 1971.
Romania ranks 36th 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, male in Romania, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 35.8% | — |
| 1972 | 36.6% | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 38.1% | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 40.7% | +6.9% |
| 1975 | 43.5% | +6.9% |
| 1976 | 45.3% | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 47.0% | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 49.8% | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 54.3% | +9.2% |
| 1980 | 56.6% | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 58.5% | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 57.8% | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 55.1% | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 53.9% | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 54.6% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 54.3% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 54.5% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 56.6% | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 59.6% | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 60.7% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 54.7% | -9.8% |
| 1992 | 52.9% | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 51.7% | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 48.0% | -7.1% |
| 1995 | 50.1% | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 51.4% | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 53.2% | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 56.9% | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 65.2% | +14.7% |
| 2000 | 68.4% | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 71.8% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 72.8% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 72.8% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 71.5% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 73.6% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 75.0% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 76.0% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 77.6% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 78.9% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 80.1% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 80.5% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 79.0% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 88.0% | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 84.8% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 84.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 82.7% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 83.9% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 88.2% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 93.5% | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 94.9% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.5% | 35.8% | 54.3% | 9 |
| 1980s | 56.2% | 53.9% | 59.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.5% | 48.0% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.8% | 68.4% | 78.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.6% | 79.0% | 93.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.9% | 94.9% | 94.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Romania
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, male in Romania?
- School enrollment, preprimary, male in Romania was 94.9% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 94.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.8% in 1971.
- How does Romania rank for school enrollment, preprimary, male?
- Romania ranks 36th out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, male rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. 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, male (% 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.