Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Romania

Romania: Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in was 13 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
13
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 183 countries
All-time high
13
in 2013
All-time low
12
in 2003
Years of data
18
2003–2020

Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Romania, 2003–2020

0510152003201120202003: 122004: 122005: 122006: 122007: 122008: 122009: 122010: 122011: 122012: 122013: 132014: 132015: 132016: 132017: 132018: 132019: 132020: 13

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Romania recorded 13 for number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in 2020. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is up 8.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Romania peaked at 13 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 12, in 2003.

That places Romania 1st out of 183 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks in Romania, 2003 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2003 12
2004 12 +0.0%
2005 12 +0.0%
2006 12 +0.0%
2007 12 +0.0%
2008 12 +0.0%
2009 12 +0.0%
2010 12 +0.0%
2011 12 +0.0%
2012 12 +0.0%
2013 13 +8.3%
2014 13 +0.0%
2015 13 +0.0%
2016 13 +0.0%
2017 13 +0.0%
2018 13 +0.0%
2019 13 +0.0%
2020 13 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12 12 12 7
2010s 12.7 12 13 10
2020s 13 13 13 1

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 1 Australia 13 compare
  2. 1 Bermuda 13 compare
  3. 1 Central African Republic 13 compare
  4. 1 Congo 13 compare
  5. 1 Czechia 13 compare
  6. 1 Germany 13 compare
  7. 1 Luxembourg 13 compare
  8. 1 Malta 13 compare
  9. 1 Mauritania 13 compare
  10. 1 Mauritius 13 compare
  11. 1 New Zealand 13 compare
  12. 1 North Macedonia 13 compare
  13. 1 San Marino 13 compare
  14. 1 Slovakia 13 compare
  15. 1 Slovenia 13 compare
  16. 1 Sri Lanka 13 compare
  17. 1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 13 compare

See the full ranking of 183 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Romania?
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Romania was 13 in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 13 in 2013.
What is the lowest number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 12 in 2003.
How does Romania rank for number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in?
Romania ranks 1st out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
Is number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Romania data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 3,698 data points, 1998–2020
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Number of years of primary and secondary education to which children and young people are legally entitled that are free from tuition fees. Most countries have legislation specifying the ages and the level of education (typically pre-primary or primary education) at which children should start school. Such legislation usually also specifies either the number of years of education that are guaranteed or the age at which young people may leave education or, in some cases, both. The number of years of primary and secondary education to which children are legally entitled should ideally be the number of grades of primary and secondary education which young people are expected to have completed before being legally eligible to leave school. Years of pre-primary education covered by the legal entitlement should be excluded from this indicator. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/