Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Romania
Romania: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 1 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Romania, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Romania is 1 LPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Romania peaked at 1 LPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.9219 LPIA, in 1992.
Romania ranks 6th of 95 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9219 LPIA | 0.9219 LPIA | 0.9219 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9627 LPIA | 0.9388 LPIA | 0.9727 LPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.985 LPIA | 0.9741 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9925 LPIA | 0.9869 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 3 Serbia 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Uruguay 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Brunei Darussalam 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Australia 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Austria 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Belgium 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Bulgaria 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Switzerland 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Czechia 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Germany 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Denmark 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Spain 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Finland 1 LPIA compare
- 6 France 1 LPIA compare
- 6 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Greece 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Croatia 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Hungary 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Ireland 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Iceland 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Italy 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Lithuania 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Luxembourg 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Latvia 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Malta 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Netherlands 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Norway 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Portugal 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Slovenia 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Sweden 1 LPIA compare
- 6 United States of America 1 LPIA compare
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 some primary (isced 1), population in Romania?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Romania was 1 LPIA 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 LPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9219 LPIA in 1992.
- How does Romania rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Romania ranks 6th out of 95 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 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release