Share of all students in secondary … general adjusted gender parity in Romania
Romania: Share of all students in secondary … general adjusted gender parity was 1.07 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.07 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
36th
of 217 countries
All-time high
1.17 GPIA
in 1972
All-time low
1.07 GPIA
in 2023
Years of data
37
1971–2023
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Romania, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Romania stood at 1.07 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Romania peaked at 1.17 GPIA in 1972 and was at its lowest, 1.07 GPIA, in 2023.
That places Romania 36th out of 217 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary … general adjusted gender parity in Romania, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.15 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 1.17 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 1.17 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 1.16 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 1.08 GPIA | -7.4% |
| 1992 | 1.1 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 1.12 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 1.13 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 1.13 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 1.13 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.1 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 1.08 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.3% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 1.07 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.02 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Romania's 1.07 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.05 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.16 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 4 |
| 1990s | 1.11 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 33 Portugal 1.07 GPIA compare
- 34 Seychelles 1.07 GPIA compare
- 35 Croatia 1.07 GPIA compare
- 37 Monaco 1.07 GPIA compare
- 38 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.06 GPIA compare
- 39 French Polynesia 1.06 GPIA compare
More education data for Romania
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 84.26 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 84.41 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Romania?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Romania was 1.07 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 GPIA in 1972.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.07 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Romania rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Romania ranks 36th out of 217 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release