Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Romania
Romania: Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation was 63.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Romania, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Romania recorded 63.9% for share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in 2022.
The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Romania peaked at 71.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 40.9%, in 2007.
That places Romania 85th out of 116 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 64.5% | — |
| 2001 | 66.0% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 61.1% | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 63.3% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 66.9% | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 59.1% | -11.5% |
| 2006 | 58.5% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 40.9% | -30.1% |
| 2008 | 56.7% | +38.8% |
| 2009 | 64.5% | +13.7% |
| 2010 | 62.2% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 55.6% | -10.6% |
| 2012 | 57.3% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 67.3% | +17.5% |
| 2015 | 62.5% | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 68.3% | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 69.8% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 69.4% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 70.5% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 71.1% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 68.1% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 63.9% | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.5% | 64.5% | 64.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 59.7% | 40.9% | 66.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 64.8% | 55.6% | 70.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 67.7% | 63.9% | 71.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More education data for Romania
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 125,405 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14,415 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 267,679 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Romania?
- Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Romania was 63.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 71.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.9% in 2007.
- How does Romania rank for share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation?
- Romania ranks 85th out of 116 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Compensation for staff across all levels of education, both teaching and non-teaching, covers salaries, retirement contributions by employers, and additional benefits.