Secondary school enrolment (gross) in Romania

Gross secondary school enrolment in Romania was 81.6% in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest since 2005.

Measure: Secondary school enrolment (gross) Unit: % of the official secondary school-age population Data: 2001 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Romania, 2023 81.6% % of the official secondary school-age population
Change from 2022 −1.4percentage points 2022: 83.0%
European Union, 2023 107.0% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023 105.3% Middle value of 26 countries
Position in 2023 109th of 147 See the full ranking

Secondary school enrolment (gross) in Romania over time

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% of the official secondary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Secondary school enrolment (gross) (% of the official secondary school-age population), 2001 to 2024
Period RomaniaEuropean Union
2024 – 107.0%
2023 81.6% 107.0%
2022 83.0% 107.6%
2021 86.2% 108.0%
2020 86.4% 108.1%
2019 86.4% 107.3%
2018 86.6% 107.6%
2017 88.4% 107.4%
2016 88.8% 107.1%
2015 91.3% 108.0%
2014 93.5% 108.2%
2013 95.7% 108.9%
2012 97.5% 106.7%
2011 100.7% 107.7%
2010 102.5% 107.0%
2009 103.4% 105.6%
2008 94.5% 104.9%
2007 84.3% 103.7%
2006 85.7% 103.7%
2005 81.1% 102.9%
2004 82.6% 101.4%
2003 84.2% 103.7%
2002 85.0% 103.3%
2001 83.5% 102.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.4 percentage points from 83.0% in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 95.7%, the figure has changed by −14.1 percentage points.
  • Among the 147 countries with data for 2023, Romania has the 109th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2023 was 107.0%.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SE.SEC.ENRR · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2001 to 2023 for Romania
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UNESCO Institute for Statistics