Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Romania
Romania: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 28.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Romania, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Romania is 28.1%, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Romania peaked at 42.9% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 18.9%, in 1971.
That places Romania 26th out of 202 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 18.9% | — |
| 1972 | 19.9% | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 22.7% | +14.3% |
| 1974 | 24.2% | +6.4% |
| 1991 | 42.9% | +77.1% |
| 1992 | 36.8% | -14.1% |
| 1993 | 32.3% | -12.3% |
| 1994 | 33.3% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 34.8% | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 34.2% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 34.1% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 31.2% | -8.5% |
| 1999 | 29.5% | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 25.7% | -12.8% |
| 2001 | 26.3% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 27.4% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 29.3% | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 31.2% | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 33.2% | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 33.9% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 34.2% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 33.9% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 33.3% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 33.4% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 32.7% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 32.6% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 30.6% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 28.6% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 28.0% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 27.5% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 27.5% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 28.1% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.4% | 18.9% | 24.2% | 4 |
| 1990s | 34.4% | 29.5% | 42.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 30.8% | 25.7% | 34.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.9% | 27.5% | 33.4% | 9 |
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 28.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 42.9% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.9% in 1971.
- How does Romania rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Romania ranks 26th out of 202 countries with data for 2018.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. 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 (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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