Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Romania
Romania: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 62.0% 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
Romania recorded 62.0% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Romania peaked at 78.9% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 62.0%, in 2023.
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 | 78.9% | — |
| 1999 | 78.8% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 70.8% | -10.1% |
| 2001 | 72.1% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 72.0% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 72.2% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 72.5% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 72.6% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 72.1% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 71.9% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 71.8% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 70.7% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 71.1% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 70.8% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 69.9% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 68.1% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 65.2% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 64.1% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 63.7% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 63.3% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 63.0% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 62.7% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 62.7% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 63.0% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 62.4% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 62.0% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.8% | 78.8% | 78.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 71.9% | 70.7% | 72.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.2% | 62.7% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.5% | 62.0% | 63.0% | 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 upper secondary education enrolled in in Romania?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Romania was 62.0% 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 78.9% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.0% in 2023.
- 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 8.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release