Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Romania
Romania: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 72.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Romania, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Romania is 72.6%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Romania peaked at 81.1% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 57.1%, in 1991.
That places Romania 190th out of 219 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 81.1% | — |
| 1972 | 80.1% | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 77.3% | -3.6% |
| 1974 | 75.8% | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 57.1% | -24.6% |
| 1992 | 63.2% | +10.6% |
| 1993 | 67.7% | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 66.7% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 65.2% | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 65.8% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 65.9% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 68.8% | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 70.5% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 74.3% | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 73.7% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 72.6% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 70.7% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 68.8% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 66.8% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 66.1% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 65.8% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 66.1% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 66.7% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 66.6% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 67.3% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 67.4% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 69.4% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 71.4% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 72.0% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 72.5% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 72.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 71.9% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 71.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 71.8% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 71.2% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 72.4% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 72.6% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78.6% | 75.8% | 81.1% | 4 |
| 1990s | 65.6% | 57.1% | 70.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 69.2% | 65.8% | 74.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.3% | 66.6% | 72.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.0% | 71.2% | 72.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More education data for Romania
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 422,100 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7045 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0221 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 451,054 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7825 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0237 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.43 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.43 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 47,769 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.36 % 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 72.6% 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 81.1% in 1971.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.1% in 1991.
- How does Romania rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Romania ranks 190th out of 219 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 up 4.7%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release