Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Romania
Romania: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 1.07 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
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 35th out of 211 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 education enrolled in general 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% |
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
- 32 Portugal 1.07 GPIA compare
- 33 Seychelles 1.07 GPIA compare
- 34 Croatia 1.07 GPIA compare
- 36 Monaco 1.07 GPIA compare
- 37 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.06 GPIA compare
- 38 French Polynesia 1.06 GPIA compare
More education data for Romania
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
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 35th out of 211 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