Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Romania
Romania: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 3.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Romania, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Romania stood at 3.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Romania peaked at 3.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 1970.
Romania ranks 124th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Romania, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.3% | — |
| 1971 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2.5% | +9.8% |
| 1990 | 2.6% | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 3.2% | +22.7% |
| 1992 | 3.2% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 2.9% | -9.4% |
| 1994 | 3.4% | +17.4% |
| 1995 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3.3% | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 3.6% | +9.5% |
| 1998 | 3.2% | -10.7% |
| 1999 | 3.0% | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 2.8% | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 3.0% | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 3.2% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 3.3% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 3.8% | +13.3% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | -15.2% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.2% | 2.6% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 2.8% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.8% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Romania
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.82 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 16.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.259 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 5,837 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 12.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.16 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 26,096 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1556 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Romania?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Romania was 3.4% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 1970.
- How does Romania rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Romania ranks 124th out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.