Primary completion rate, total in Romania
Romania: Primary completion rate, total was 81.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Primary completion rate, total in Romania, 2001–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Romania recorded 81.0% for primary completion rate, total in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Romania peaked at 105.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 81.0%, in 2023.
That places Romania 144th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, total in Romania, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 105.0% | — |
| 2002 | 101.1% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 96.1% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 93.1% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 92.5% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 92.6% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 90.3% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 95.7% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 96.9% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 98.3% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 95.2% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 93.0% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 89.3% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 88.0% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 87.6% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 86.7% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 88.9% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 82.9% | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 81.0% | -2.3% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 81.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 97.4%, 83% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Romania's 81.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 97.7%, 83% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.8% | 90.3% | 105.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 92.6% | 87.6% | 98.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 84.9% | 81.0% | 88.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 141 El Salvador 82.6% compare
- 142 Zambia 81.8% compare
- 143 Nicaragua 81.7% compare
- 145 Kuwait 80.4% compare
- 146 Cote d'Ivoire 80.2% compare
- 147 Micronesia (country) 78.9% compare
More aid effectiveness data for Romania
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 4.04 million current US$ (2004)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 1.48 million current US$ (2004)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 1.88 million current US$ (2004)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 694.80 million current US$ (2004)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 9.52 million current US$ (2004)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 51.41 million current US$ (2004)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 42.10 million current US$ (2004)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 8.52 million current US$ (2004)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 3.17 million current US$ (2004)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 34.24 million current US$ (2004)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Romania?
- Primary completion rate, total in Romania was 81.0% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 105.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.0% in 2023.
- How does Romania rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Romania ranks 144th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.