Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Romania
Romania: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 1.23 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Romania, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Romania is 1.23 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Romania peaked at 1.51 GPIA in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.23 GPIA, in 2023.
Romania ranks 20th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Romania, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.51 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 1.47 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 1.36 GPIA | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 1.37 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 1.36 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.36 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.36 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.35 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.34 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.34 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.34 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.33 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.34 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.35 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.35 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.34 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.32 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.31 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.3 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.28 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.27 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.26 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.25 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.25 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.24 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.23 GPIA | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.49 GPIA | 1.47 GPIA | 1.51 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.35 GPIA | 1.33 GPIA | 1.37 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.31 GPIA | 1.26 GPIA | 1.35 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.24 GPIA | 1.23 GPIA | 1.25 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More education data for Romania
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 47,769 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 84.95 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 84.9% (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 1.23 GPIA 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 1.51 GPIA in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.23 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Romania rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Romania ranks 20th out of 183 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 down 8.3%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release