Norway vs Romania: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)
Norway
80.8%
in 2025
Romania
81.9%
in 2025
Norway rank
60th
Romania rank
57th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) over time
- Norway
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 81.9% against 80.8% in Norway, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Romania ahead.
Norway ranks 60th and Romania ranks 57th of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 75.4% | 77.2% | 1.8% | Romania |
| 1990s | 78.7% | 77.1% | 1.6% | Norway |
| 2000s | 78.7% | 75.2% | 3.5% | Norway |
| 2010s | 77.6% | 78.5% | 0.9% | Romania |
| 2020s | 80.1% | 81.3% | 1.2% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data), Norway or Romania?
- Romania, at 81.9% against 80.8% in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) between Norway and Romania?
- 1.1%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Romania?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Romania rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Norway ranks 60th and Romania ranks 57th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release