Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Romania
Romania: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 1 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
23rd
of 132 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2006
All-time low
0.9434 GPIA
in 1992
Years of data
20
1992–2023
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Romania, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Romania recorded 1 GPIA for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Romania peaked at 1 GPIA in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.9434 GPIA, in 1992.
That places Romania 23rd out of 132 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Romania, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.9434 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.9608 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9819 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9839 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9864 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9877 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.989 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9901 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9906 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9902 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9904 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9915 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9928 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9945 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9941 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9948 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.996 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9434 GPIA | 0.9434 GPIA | 0.9434 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9826 GPIA | 0.9608 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9917 GPIA | 0.9877 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9962 GPIA | 0.9941 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 20 Moldova 1 GPIA compare
- 21 Poland 1 GPIA compare
- 22 Azerbaijan 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Albania 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Australia 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Austria 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Belgium 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Bulgaria 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Bermuda 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Canada 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Switzerland 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Czechia 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Germany 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Denmark 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Spain 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Finland 1 GPIA compare
- 23 France 1 GPIA compare
- 23 United Kingdom 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Greece 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Croatia 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Hungary 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Ireland 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Iceland 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Israel 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Italy 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Lithuania 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Luxembourg 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Latvia 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Malta 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Netherlands 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Norway 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Portugal 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Slovakia 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Slovenia 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Sweden 1 GPIA compare
More education data for Romania
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Romania?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Romania was 1 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2006.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9434 GPIA in 1992.
- How does Romania rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Romania ranks 23rd out of 132 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release