Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Romania
Romania: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 49.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Romania, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Romania stood at 49.4%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Romania peaked at 51.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 40.3%, in 1999.
That places Romania 168th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 43.4% | — |
| 1999 | 40.3% | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 45.8% | +13.6% |
| 2001 | 44.4% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 43.9% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 43.4% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 42.9% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 42.2% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 42.4% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 42.5% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 42.6% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 43.7% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 44.0% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 45.1% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 46.5% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 48.5% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 51.2% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 51.9% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 51.6% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 51.1% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 50.7% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 50.5% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 50.0% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 49.4% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 49.2% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 49.4% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.9% | 40.3% | 43.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 43.4% | 42.2% | 45.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.1% | 44.0% | 51.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.5% | 49.2% | 50.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More education data for Romania
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 730,368 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.42 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 521,826 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.7585 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 538,720 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.76 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 44,527 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,242 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 298,137 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.1 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Romania?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Romania was 49.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 51.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.3% in 1999.
- How does Romania rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Romania ranks 168th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release