Education in Romania

3,341 indicators covering education for Romania.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by 58.1% 2025 up 26.6% 35th
Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation 15.5% 2025 down 18.8% 3rd
Number of enrolled students, graduates and new entrants by field of 0 Persons 2024 — 6th
Adjusted location parity index for completion rate, by sex, wealth 0.9609 ratio 2021 up 0.1% 39th
Number of enrolled students, graduates and new entrants by field of 0 Persons 2024 — 8th
Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 1,446 number 2018 up 112.6% 17th
Education indicators by NUTS 2 region 38.1 2012 up 8.2% 29th
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 3.3% 2023 up 2,361.6% 22nd
Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in 48.7% 2023 up 0.4% 31st
Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage 0.0% 2021 down 84.4% 86th
Enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — Students enrolled 3.40 million Persons 2023 down 12.5% 10th
Total number of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates 547,748 Persons 2024 down 5.3% 13th
Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes 1,994 2023 up 18.8% 23rd
HICP - EDUCATION 8.9 2025 up 368.4% 3rd
Distribution of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates by 100 Percentage of students 2024 unchanged 1st
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes 91.5% 2021 down 1.9% 16th
Number of enrolled students and graduates by type of institution 40,794 Persons 2024 up 101.0% 18th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe, adjusted gender 1.22 GPIA 2023 up 20.9% 29th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity 0.9609 LPIA 2021 up 0.1% 37th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa, adjusted gender 0.6222 GPIA 2023 up 19.9% 47th
Distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on 0.4146 Percentage of GDP 2023 up 37.6% 20th
Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 1,531 2023 up 22.1% 21st
Number of enrolled students, graduates and new entrants by field of 0 Persons 2024 — 6th
Number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad 29,426 Persons 2023 up 18.0% 13th
Distribution of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates by 100 Percentage of students 2024 unchanged 1st
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes 97.9% 2021 down 0.7% 23rd
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity 0.8189 LPIA 2021 up 5.9% 42nd
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 GPIA 2021 up 0.6% 33rd
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes 74.9% 2021 up 3.9% 31st
Inbound internationally mobile students from North America and 1.03 2023 up 112.1% 54th
Repetition rate by level of education — Repeaters 1.3 Percentage of students 2024 up 17.1% 12th
Share of mobile students enrolled at tertiary level by country of 0.2551 Percentage of students 2023 down 18.0% 26th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes 94.1% 2021 down 0.5% 31st
Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa 0.5055 2023 down 23.4% 60th
Number of students and repeaters by grade and level of education 868,689 Persons 2023 down 7.9% 12th
Number of classroom teachers and academic staff by age — Classroom 40,398 Persons 2024 up 13.5% 11th
Share of students achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education 58.3% 2022 down 7.1% 43rd
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 21.1% 2023 down 1.0% 52nd
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 81.6% 2022 up 13.7% 14th
Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita 7.8% 2016 down 78.4% 109th
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 21.3% 2023 up 0.6% 46th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, adjusted gender 0.4707 GPIA 2023 up 30.6% 81st
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 3.9% 2023 up 1,709.3% 20th
Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 463 2023 up 9.2% 32nd
Share of repeaters by gender and level of education 40.22 Percentage of students in the same subgroup 2024 up 1.3% 22nd
Share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level 47.8% 2022 down 13.2% 36th
Expenditure on staff compensation in educational institutions (from) 1,849 US dollars, PPP converted 2023 up 89.1% 15th
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 66.6% 2022 up 2.8% 32nd
Capital and total current expenditure on education 113.14 US dollars, PPP converted 2023 up 57.5% 19th
Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by degree 58.1% 2025 up 26.6% 35th
Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by 58.1% 2025 up 26.6% 35th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 0.0% 2016 down 100.0% 44th
Repeaters in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 4,985 number 2018 up 17.1% 25th
Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by type 17.2% 2025 up 83.0% 30th
Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by type 17.2% 2025 up 83.0% 30th
Early leavers from education and training by citizenship 15.5% 2025 down 18.8% 3rd
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level 41.4% 2025 up 10.1% 1st
Number of students and repeaters by grade and level of education 14,415 Persons 2023 up 18.9% 9th
Distribution of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates by 100 Percentage of students 2024 unchanged 1st
Inbound internationally mobile students from East Asia and the 0.8767 2023 down 2.8% 57th