Romania's secondary education, vocational pupils (% female) was 42.71% in 2017, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 0.74 percentage points from 43.45% in 2007.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 42.71% | 2017 |
| Five years earlier | 41.89% | 2012 |
| Ten years earlier | 43.45% | 2007 |
| Highest | 45.93% | 1991 |
| Lowest | 28.69% | 1972 |
| Average since 2008 | 42.24% | 2008–2017 |
| First recorded | 30.01% | 1971 |
What the numbers say
In 2017, Romania's secondary education, vocational pupils (% female) rose 0.58 percentage points on 2016 (from 42.12% to 42.71%).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1984 to 2016), the average change was −0.12 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.7 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 6.42 percentage points in 1975 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.23 percentage points in 1993. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2008 to 2017 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 23% 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 2017, Romania had the 30th highest value of the 59 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 | 42.71% | 2017 |
| World | 42.48% | 2018 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 43.75% | 2018 |
| High income | 43.08% | 2018 |
Closest to Romania in the 2017 ranking
- North Macedonia — 27th of 59: 43.67%
- Austria — 28th of 59: 43.5%
- France — 29th of 59: 42.73%
- Portugal — 31st of 59: 42.34%
- Denmark — 32nd of 59: 42.27%
- Central African Republic — 33rd of 59: 42.14%
What this measures
Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
Limitations: The percentage of female enrollment is limited in assessing gender parity, because it's affected by the gender composition of population. Ratio of female to male in enrollment rate provides a population adjusted measure of gender parity.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 44 values
| Year | Secondary education, vocational pupils (% female) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 42.71 |
| 2016 | 42.12 |
| 2015 | 41.89 |
| 2014 | 41.56 |
| 2013 | 41.54 |
| 2012 | 41.89 |
| 2011 | 41.94 |
| 2010 | 42.55 |
| 2009 | 43.07 |
| 2008 | 43.13 |
| 2007 |
Secondary education, vocational pupils (% female) in nearby economies
- Albania — 15.6% (2018)
- Andorra — 39.75% (2018)
- Armenia — 41.74% (2018)
- Austria — 43.5% (2017)
- Azerbaijan — 50.13% (2018)
- Belarus — 37.4% (2018)
- Belgium — 50.55% (2017)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 46.06% (2018)
- Bulgaria — 41.42% (2017)
- Croatia
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
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Romania's secondary education, vocational pupils (% female)?
- 42.71% in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1971?
- It is up 12.7 percentage points from 30.01% in 1971. The highest value was 45.93% in 1991 and the lowest 28.69% in 1972.
- How does Romania rank?
- 30th highest of 59 economies with data for 2017.
- Is the latest change in secondary education, vocational pupils (% female) unusual for Romania?
- In 2017, Romania's secondary education, vocational pupils (% female) rose 0.58 percentage points on 2016 (from 42.12% to 42.71%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1984 to 2016), the average change was −0.12 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.7 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.VO.FE.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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