Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Romania
Romania: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 93.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Romania, 1977–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Romania recorded 93.4% for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Romania peaked at 93.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44.4%, in 1977.
That places Romania 30th out of 134 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Romania, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 44.4% | — |
| 1992 | 70.2% | +58.0% |
| 2002 | 79.2% | +12.9% |
| 2006 | 85.1% | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 85.7% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 86.4% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 86.8% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 87.3% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 88.2% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 88.9% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 89.4% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 89.1% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 89.5% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 90.0% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 90.5% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 91.1% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 91.2% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 91.8% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 92.6% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 92.9% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 93.4% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.4% | 44.4% | 44.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 70.2% | 70.2% | 70.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 84.6% | 79.2% | 86.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 89.5% | 87.3% | 91.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.7% | 91.8% | 93.4% | 4 |
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 84.95 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 84.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Romania?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Romania was 93.4% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 93.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.4% in 1977.
- How does Romania rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Romania ranks 30th out of 134 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.