Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Romania

Romania: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 56.2% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
56.2%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
21st
of 158 countries
All-time high
69.2%
in 1999
All-time low
56.2%
in 2017
Years of data
21
1998–2018

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Romania, 1998–2018

02040601998200820181998: 67.8 %1999: 69.2 %2000: 62.5 %2001: 63.9 %2002: 64 %2003: 64.4 %2004: 64.8 %2005: 65.2 %2006: 64.9 %2007: 64.9 %2008: 64.8 %2009: 63.7 %2010: 63.8 %2011: 63.1 %2012: 61.9 %2013: 60 %2014: 57.2 %2015: 56.3 %2016: 56.2 %2017: 56.2 %2018: 56.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Romania stood at 56.2%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Romania peaked at 69.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 56.2%, in 2017.

Romania ranks 21st of 158 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%) in Romania, 1998 to 2018.
Year % Change
1998 67.8%
1999 69.2% +2.1%
2000 62.5% -9.7%
2001 63.9% +2.2%
2002 64.0% +0.3%
2003 64.4% +0.5%
2004 64.8% +0.7%
2005 65.2% +0.6%
2006 64.9% -0.5%
2007 64.9% -0.0%
2008 64.8% -0.1%
2009 63.7% -1.7%
2010 63.8% +0.2%
2011 63.1% -1.1%
2012 61.9% -1.9%
2013 60.0% -3.1%
2014 57.2% -4.7%
2015 56.3% -1.6%
2016 56.2% -0.1%
2017 56.2% -0.0%
2018 56.2% +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 68.5% 67.8% 69.2% 2
2000s 64.3% 62.5% 65.2% 10
2010s 59.0% 56.2% 63.8% 9

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 18 North Macedonia 59.9% compare
  2. 19 Suriname 59.6% compare
  3. 20 Belgium 56.8% compare
  4. 22 Italy 53.6% compare
  5. 23 Angola 53.2% compare
  6. 24 Bulgaria 52.9% compare

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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 56.2% in 2018, 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 69.2% in 1999.
What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 56.2% in 2017.
How does Romania rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
Romania ranks 21st out of 158 countries with data for 2018.
Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
203 places, 3,533 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in vocational programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.