School enrollment, preprimary in Romania
Romania: School enrollment, preprimary was 94.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary in Romania, 1971–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Romania recorded 94.9% for school enrollment, preprimary in 2020. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in Romania peaked at 94.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 36.8%, in 1971.
That places Romania 38th out of 197 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.3% | 36.8% | 54.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 56.9% | 54.5% | 60.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.5% | 49.1% | 66.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.5% | 69.5% | 79.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.7% | 79.3% | 93.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.9% | 94.9% | 94.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More education data for Romania
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.6% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 84.9% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 47,769 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 84.5% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 85.4% (2023)
- Labor force, total 8.24 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 42.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary in Romania?
- School enrollment, preprimary in Romania was 94.9% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 94.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.8% in 1971.
- How does Romania rank for school enrollment, preprimary?
- Romania ranks 38th out of 197 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.