Romania Education Profile 2012

Education is compulsory from the age of 6 to 16. After completing eight years of elementary education, most students enter a two-year general secondary school. Some students enter two-year specialized secondary schools that emphasize industrial arts, agricultural education, teacher-training, or the liberal arts. Further secondary education is available at professional schools and advanced technical schools. Universities are located in all the major cities. Ninety-eight per cent of the people are literate.