Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Romania
Romania: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 24.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Romania, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Romania recorded 24.8% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Romania peaked at 40.5% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 1971.
Romania ranks 31st of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 11.9% | — |
| 1972 | 12.1% | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 15.4% | +27.3% |
| 1974 | 17.1% | +11.3% |
| 1991 | 40.5% | +136.6% |
| 1992 | 33.4% | -17.5% |
| 1993 | 28.0% | -16.4% |
| 1994 | 29.2% | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 30.5% | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 29.8% | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 29.3% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 26.4% | -9.9% |
| 1999 | 25.7% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 22.6% | -12.2% |
| 2001 | 23.2% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 24.3% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 26.2% | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 27.9% | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 29.9% | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 30.5% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 30.5% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 30.1% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 29.5% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 29.3% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 28.4% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 28.2% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 26.4% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 24.5% | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 24.2% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 23.9% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 24.1% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 24.9% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 25.0% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 25.3% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 25.9% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 24.9% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 24.8% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.1% | 11.9% | 17.1% | 4 |
| 1990s | 30.3% | 25.7% | 40.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 27.5% | 22.6% | 30.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.9% | 23.9% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.2% | 24.8% | 25.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More education data for Romania
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Romania?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Romania was 24.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 40.5% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 1971.
- How does Romania rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Romania ranks 31st out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. 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, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release