Educational attainment: at least some … location LPIA adjusted in Romania
Romania: Educational attainment: at least some … location LPIA adjusted was 1 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1 LPIA
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
6th
of 95 countries
All-time high
1 LPIA
in 2018
All-time low
0.9219 LPIA
in 1992
Years of data
19
1992–2023
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.
Educational attainment: at least some … location LPIA adjusted in Romania, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.9219 LPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.9388 LPIA | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9681 LPIA | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9711 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9727 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9741 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.978 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9807 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9827 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.982 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9871 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9901 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9885 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9866 LPIA | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9869 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9922 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9911 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1 LPIA | +0.9% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 1 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Romania's 1 LPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
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 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 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 1 LPIA compare
More education data for Romania
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 84.26 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 84.41 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 125,405 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14,415 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 267,679 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 254,147 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.43 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 873,154 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7448 % change on previous year (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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February 2026 Data Release