Romania: Government expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2016, Romania's government expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita) fell 1.03 percentage points on 2015 (from 16.19% to 15.16%).

Across the 12 yearly changes before that (2004 to 2015), the average change was +0.2 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 3.18 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 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 6.79 percentage points in 2007 and the biggest yearly fall was 6.96 percentage points in 2006. 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 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

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 24th highest value of the 30 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.

Closest to Romania in the 2016 ranking

• Israel — 21st of 30: 18.66%
• Lithuania — 22nd of 30: 17.9%
• Ireland — 23rd of 30: 15.94%
• Mexico — 25th of 30: 14.43%
• Mauritania — 26th of 30: 14.17%
• Paraguay — 27th of 30: 11.92%

What this measures

Government expenditure per student is the average general government expenditure (current, capital, and transfers) per student in the given level of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP per capita.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a median.

All 14 values

Government expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita) in nearby economies

• Andorra — 13.93% (2018)
• Austria — 27.72% (2016)
• Cyprus — 39.29% (2016)
• Czechia — 22.3% (2016)
• Estonia — 21.17% (2016)
• Finland — 24.75% (2016)
• France — 26.28% (2016)
• Germany — 22.96% (2016)
• Greece

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 government expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita)?

15.16% in 2016, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2003?

It is up 1.33 percentage points from 13.83% in 2003. The highest value was 16.27% in 2014 and the lowest 8.85% in 2006.

How does Romania rank?

24th highest of 30 economies with data for 2016.

Is the latest change in government expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita) unusual for Romania?

In 2016, Romania's government expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita) fell 1.03 percentage points on 2015 (from 16.19% to 15.16%). Across the 12 yearly changes before that (2004 to 2015), the average change was +0.2 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 3.18 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 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.SECO.PC.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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