The latest UNESCO report shows that the Romanian Government allocates the least money for education in the world. Thus, only 3.3% of GDP was invested in education in 2023.
Romania invests the least money in education/PHOTO: Archive
Also, Romania ranks 123rd out of 171 in the ranking of countries regarding the percentage of GDP allocated to education and 156th in terms of general public expenditure, notes Edupedu.ro, according to ProTV.
In 2015, 160 states including Romania promised to allocate between 4% and 6% of GDP between 15% and 20% of public expenditure for education by 2030, according to the Incheon Declaration, adopted at the World Education Forum.
UNESCO also shows that only 34 countries fulfill the two promises of the Incheon Declaration and 78 states only one of the two.
Romania, which spent only 3.3% of GDP, is in 123rd place, at the same level as countries such as Tanzania, Benin, Panama, Zambia or San Marino. Another EU state in the same situation as Romania is Ireland, which allocated only 3.3% of GDP.
On the other side of the top EU countries, there are countries like Sweden (7.6%), Belgium (6.4%) and France (5.4%).
Romania allocates only 8.1% to budget expenditures, being ranked 156th, after countries such as Sri Lanka, Uganda or Pakistan. The EU countries with the highest percentages are Estonia (14.3%), Sweden (13.5%), Lithuania, Latvia, Cyprus and Malta (12.7%).
Our country has a national strategy for sustainable development, which was adopted in 2018 by the Government, and regarding the development objective for education, it “addresses mainly the following areas: access for all children to early education, fair and qualitative primary and secondary education, leading to relevant and effective results, substantial increase in the number of young people and adults who possess relevant professional skills, which facilitate employment to decent jobs and entrepreneurship. It ensures that all students acquire the necessary knowledge and skills to promote sustainable development”.
