Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Romania
Romania: Total net enrolment rate, primary, male was 84.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Romania, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Romania stood at 84.5%.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Romania peaked at 99.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 84.5%, in 2022.
That places Romania 140th out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 99.6% | — |
| 2002 | 98.7% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 96.0% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 95.0% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 93.1% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 93.9% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 93.7% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 96.8% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 98.8% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 97.7% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 96.0% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 93.9% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 92.3% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 91.2% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 90.9% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 91.6% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 92.4% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 91.8% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 90.5% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 84.5% | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 84.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.2% | 93.1% | 99.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 93.2% | 90.9% | 97.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 87.8% | 84.5% | 91.8% | 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 total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Romania?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Romania was 84.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2001.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.5% in 2022.
- How does Romania rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, male?
- Romania ranks 140th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, male rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release