Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Romania
Romania: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 17.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Romania, 1992–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Romania is 17.6%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Romania peaked at 18.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 1992.
Romania ranks 77th of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Romania, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 8.5% | — |
| 2002 | 14.6% | +70.9% |
| 2006 | 16.1% | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 16.2% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 16.5% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 16.5% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 16.8% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 17.5% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 17.7% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 17.6% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 17.6% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 18.0% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 17.9% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 17.7% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 17.7% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 18.1% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 18.3% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 18.1% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 18.6% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 17.6% | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.5% | 8.5% | 8.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.0% | 14.6% | 16.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 16.8% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 17.6% | 18.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More education data for Romania
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.76 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 44,527 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,242 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 298,137 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 240,583 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.33 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Romania?
- Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Romania was 17.6% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 1992.
- How does Romania rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- Romania ranks 77th out of 108 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 post-secondary, population 25+, male (%) (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 post-secondary non-tertiary education.