Romania's expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) was 12.5% in 2016, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 24.73 percentage points from 37.23% in 2006.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 12.5% | 2016 |
| Five years earlier | 15.8% | 2011 |
| Ten years earlier | 37.23% | 2006 |
| Highest | 37.23% | 2006 |
| Lowest | 12.5% | 2016 |
| Average since 2007 | 16.1% | 2007–2016 |
| First recorded | 36.41% | 1996 |
What the numbers say
In 2016, Romania's expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) fell 0.82 percentage points on 2015 (from 13.31% to 12.5%).
Across the 10 yearly changes before that (2004 to 2015), the average change was −0.04 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 9.78 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 23.46 percentage points in 2006 and the biggest yearly fall was 17.33 percentage points in 2007. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2007 to 2016 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.81 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 97% of the movement over 9 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2016, Romania had the 38th highest value of the 37 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Romania | 12.5% | 2016 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 22.84% | 2016 |
| High income | 24.97% | 2016 |
Closest to Romania in the 2016 ranking
What this measures
Expenditure on primary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.
Limitations: Data disaggregated by level of education are estimates in some instances. It is often difficult to separate lower from upper secondary education expenditure, or pre-primary from primary.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a median.
All 14 values
| Year | Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 12.5 |
| 2015 | 13.31 |
| 2014 | 13.72 |
| 2013 | no data |
| 2012 | 15.92 |
| 2011 | 15.8 |
| 2010 | 16.41 |
| 2009 | 18.42 |
| 2008 | 18.89 |
| 2007 | 19.89 |
| 2006 |
Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) in nearby economies
More education data for Romania
- Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 11 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 8 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) — 2.2% (2023)
- School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) — 94.91% (2020)
- School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) — 94.98% (2020)
- School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) — 94.85% (2020)
- Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) — 52.35% (2023)
- Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary
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Questions people ask
- What is Romania's expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education)?
- 12.5% in 2016, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1996?
- It is down 23.92 percentage points from 36.41% in 1996. The highest value was 37.23% in 2006 and the lowest 12.5% in 2016.
- How does Romania rank?
- 38th highest of 37 economies with data for 2016.
- Is the latest change in expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) unusual for Romania?
- In 2016, Romania's expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) fell 0.82 percentage points on 2015 (from 13.31% to 12.5%). Across the 10 yearly changes before that (2004 to 2015), the average change was −0.04 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 9.78 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.XPD.PRIM.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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