School enrollment, primary, male in Romania
Romania: School enrollment, primary, male was 85.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, primary, male in Romania, 2001–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2023, school enrollment, primary, male in Romania stood at 85.4%.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in Romania peaked at 106.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 85.2%, in 2022.
Romania ranks 184th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, male in Romania, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 106.8% | — |
| 2002 | 106.5% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 103.9% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 106.1% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 103.0% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 102.2% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 100.5% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 99.2% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 101.3% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 100.5% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 96.9% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 89.7% | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 88.1% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 87.9% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 91.7% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 93.0% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 92.3% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 91.3% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 85.2% | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 85.4% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 103.3% | 99.2% | 106.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 93.3% | 87.9% | 100.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 88.6% | 85.2% | 92.3% | 4 |
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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, primary, male in Romania?
- School enrollment, primary, male in Romania was 85.4% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 106.8% in 2001.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.2% in 2022.
- How does Romania rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- Romania ranks 184th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, 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. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.