Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Romania
Romania: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 81.9% in 2025. β¬ Flat
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Romania, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Romania recorded 81.9% for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Romania peaked at 81.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 72.7%, in 1999.
Romania ranks 57th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 77.2% | 75.1% | 79.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 77.1% | 72.7% | 79.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.2% | 73.1% | 76.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.5% | 76.5% | 80.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.3% | 80.6% | 81.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More education data for Romania
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 47,769 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 84.9% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0025 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Romania?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Romania was 81.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 81.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.7% in 1999.
- How does Romania rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Romania ranks 57th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release