Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Romania
Romania: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 75.2% 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
Romania recorded 75.2% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Romania peaked at 88.1% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 59.5%, in 1991.
That places Romania 187th out of 217 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 | 88.1% | — |
| 1972 | 87.9% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 84.6% | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 82.9% | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 59.5% | -28.2% |
| 1992 | 66.6% | +11.9% |
| 1993 | 72.0% | +8.2% |
| 1994 | 70.8% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 69.5% | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 70.2% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 70.7% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 73.6% | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 74.3% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 77.4% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 76.8% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 75.7% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 73.8% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 72.1% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 70.1% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 69.5% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 69.5% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 69.9% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 70.5% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 70.7% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 71.6% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 71.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 73.6% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 75.5% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 75.8% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 76.1% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 75.9% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 75.1% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 75.0% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 74.7% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 74.1% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 75.1% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 75.2% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 85.9% | 82.9% | 88.1% | 4 |
| 1990s | 69.7% | 59.5% | 74.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 72.5% | 69.5% | 77.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.1% | 70.7% | 76.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.8% | 74.1% | 75.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More education data for Romania
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 873,154 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7448 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0458 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 873,154 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7448 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0458 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 422,100 (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 75.2% 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 88.1% in 1971.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.5% in 1991.
- How does Romania rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Romania ranks 187th 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 up 2.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release