Literacy rate in Romania
Romania: Literacy rate was 99.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
99.2%
World rank
11th
of 128 countries
All-time high
99.2%
in 2021
All-time low
77.5%
in 1950
Years of data
5
1950–2021
Literacy rate in Romania, 1950–2021
Source: UNESCO (1957) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, literacy rate in Romania stood at 99.2%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate in Romania peaked at 99.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 77.5%, in 1950.
Romania ranks 11th of 128 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 77.5% | 77.5% | 77.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 96.7% | 96.7% | 96.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 97.3% | 97.3% | 97.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 98.6% | 98.6% | 98.6% | 1 |
| 2020s | 99.2% | 99.2% | 99.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More education data for Romania
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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 47,769 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.71 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 84.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate in Romania?
- Literacy rate in Romania was 99.2% in 2021, according to UNESCO (1957) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rate recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest literacy rate recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.5% in 1950.
- How does Romania rank for literacy rate?
- Romania ranks 11th out of 128 countries with data for 2021.
- Is literacy rate rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO (1957) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of adults who can read and write a simple statement about their everyday life.