Romania — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Romania, 1996–2022.
Education spending for Romania was 3.28% in 2022, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 1996 to 2022. The highest recorded value was 4.31% in 2006. The lowest was 2.82% in 2012 (about 1.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.04% per year.
Romania ranks 122 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 71%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 4.59%, so Romania sits below it. It peaked in 2006 and has fallen 24% since. Over the last decade (2012–2022) the figure moved up 16%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 38 of 45 economies; Turkiye (3.10%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 23% in 2006. That is 2% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 49th of 75 in 1996 → 86th of 116 in 2000 → 87th of 130 in 2010 → 110th of 157 in 2020 → 102nd of 150 in 2022.
Key figures
Full history — 1996 to 2022
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3.28% | -0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 3.32% | -0.3 pp |
| 2020 | 3.58% | +0.0 pp |
| 2019 | 3.56% | +0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 3.32% | +0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 3.12% | +0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 3.03% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 3.11% | -0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 3.12% | +0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 3.07% | +0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 2.82% | -0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 2.91% | -0.5 pp |
| 2010 | 3.42% | -0.6 pp |
| 2009 | 4% | -0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 4.1% | -0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 4.15% | -0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 4.31% | +0.8 pp |
| 2005 | 3.5% | +0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 3.31% | -0.2 pp |
| 2003 | 3.54% | +0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 3.5% | +0.2 pp |
| 2001 | 3.27% | +0.4 pp |
| 2000 | 2.87% | -0.4 pp |
| 1996 | 3.24% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Romania’s Education spending in 2000?
2.87% (2000). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Romania’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 1996 and 2022 the series was growing overall: +1.2% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2022: 3.28%; 2021: 3.32%; 2020: 3.58%; 2019: 3.56%; 2018: 3.32%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS — Government Education Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.