Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Romania
Romania: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 75.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Romania, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Romania recorded 75.2% for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Romania peaked at 84.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 66.5%, in 2001.
That places Romania 71st out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.8% | 66.5% | 74.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 81.0% | 76.2% | 84.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.7% | 74.4% | 77.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 68 Colombia 77.7% compare
- 69 Philippines 76.5% compare
- 72 Ghana 75.0% compare
- 73 Tuvalu 74.4% compare
- 74 Switzerland 73.6% compare
More education data for Romania
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 84.9% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 47,769 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.71 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 84.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Romania?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Romania was 75.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 84.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.5% in 2001.
- How does Romania rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Romania ranks 71st out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.