Education in Romania

3,341 indicators covering education for Romania.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Inequality in education 0.0374 2023 down 35.0% 152nd
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 2.1% 2016 up 48.1% 81st
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 90.8% 2018 up 5.2% 76th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 88.3% 2018 up 2.5% 69th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 1.03 GPI 2018 up 2.7% 87th
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 340,865 2023 down 17.3% 53rd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 1.01 modelled data 2025 down 2.2% 72nd
Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal 3 2025 unchanged 10th
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 13 2025 unchanged 1st
End of the academic school year 2,023 tertiary education 2023 up 0.5% 109th
Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 38.9% 127th
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 350,650 2023 down 20.2% 56th
Tertiary education, academic staff 52.3% 2023 up 8.0% 36th
Start month of the academic school year 9 tertiary education 2023 unchanged 32nd
End month of the academic school year 8 tertiary education 2023 unchanged 56th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 7,661 2023 down 2.3% 63rd
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 1.04 modelled data 2025 down 0.4% 58th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 161st
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 162nd
Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 1.0% 2023 up 114.6% 52nd
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 83.7% 2023 down 10.8% 145th
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 24.5% 152nd
Persistence to grade 5, female 96.0% 2022 — 60th
Persistence to grade 5, male 96.2% 2022 — 49th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 84.4% 2023 down 10.5% 170th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 83.1% 2023 down 10.2% 148th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 84.2% 2023 down 11.3% 145th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9874 GPIA 2023 up 1.2% 139th
Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male 3.4% 2023 down 8.1% 83rd
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS) 0.0% 2023 down 30.6% 157th
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) 4.4% 2023 up 5.7% 121st
School enrollment, secondary 82.8% 2017 — 74th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 7.59 years 2023 up 0.8% 170th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 83.9% 2023 down 10.2% 170th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9885 GPIA 2023 up 0.6% 131st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 84.8% 2023 down 10.7% 172nd
Preprimary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 10th
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female 1,748 2023 up 9.9% 60th
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male 2,548 2023 up 13.3% 60th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 1.13 million 2024 down 4.4% 69th
School age population, early childhood education, female 548,024 2024 down 4.3% 69th
School age population, early childhood education, male 579,313 2024 down 4.4% 69th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 7,236 2023 up 38.7% 56th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 79.6% 2023 down 18.5% 106th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 26,189 2023 up 19.1% 55th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 7.63 years 2023 up 0.5% 170th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 7.55 years 2023 up 1.1% 173rd
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9888 GPIA 2023 up 0.6% 134th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes 1.7% 2022 up 14.1% 101st
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 28.1% 2018 down 17.1% 26th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 56.2% 2018 down 13.2% 21st
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 80.6% 2023 down 16.8% 115th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.03 GPI 2023 up 4.1% 100th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 78.6% 2023 down 20.1% 97th
Official entrance age to early childhood education 0 years 2025 — 145th
Theoretical duration of early childhood education 6 years 2025 unchanged 10th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 78.0% 2023 down 8.5% 111th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st