Ethiopia vs Romania: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates
Ethiopia
84.4%
in 2024
Romania
84.9%
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
197th
Romania rank
196th
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates over time
- Ethiopia
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 84.9% against 84.4% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Romania ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 197th and Romania ranks 196th of 217 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.6% | 102.5% | 29.0% | Romania |
| 2010s | 92.9% | 94.2% | 1.3% | Romania |
| 2020s | 95.6% | 88.1% | 7.5% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates, Ethiopia or Romania?
- Romania, at 84.9% against 84.4% in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates between Ethiopia and Romania?
- 0.5%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Romania?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Romania rank globally for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Ethiopia ranks 197th and Romania ranks 196th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.