Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Romania
Romania: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 50.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Romania, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Romania is 50.6%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Romania peaked at 59.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 48.1%, in 2015.
That places Romania 22nd out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 56.6% | — |
| 1999 | 59.7% | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 54.2% | -9.2% |
| 2001 | 55.6% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 56.1% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 56.6% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 57.1% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 57.8% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 57.6% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 57.5% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 57.4% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 56.3% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 56.0% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 54.9% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 53.5% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 51.5% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 48.8% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 48.1% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 48.4% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 48.9% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 49.3% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 49.5% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 50.0% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 50.6% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 50.8% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 50.6% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.1% | 56.6% | 59.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 56.6% | 54.2% | 57.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.9% | 48.1% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.5% | 50.0% | 50.8% | 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 50.6% 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 59.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.1% in 2015.
- How does Romania rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Romania ranks 22nd out of 168 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 1.7%. 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release