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. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1 LPIA
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
5th
of 83 countries
All-time high
1 LPIA
in 2018
All-time low
0.9646 LPIA
in 1992
Years of data
11
1992–2023
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Romania, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Romania recorded 1 LPIA for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.8% 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, 0.9646 LPIA, in 1992.
Romania ranks 5th of 83 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Romania, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.9646 LPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.9668 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9921 LPIA | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9943 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9934 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9894 LPIA | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9899 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9941 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9931 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1 LPIA | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9646 LPIA | 0.9646 LPIA | 0.9646 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9668 LPIA | 0.9668 LPIA | 0.9668 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9938 LPIA | 0.9894 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.9943 LPIA | 0.9899 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 2 Uruguay 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Canada 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Serbia 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Australia 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Austria 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Belgium 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Switzerland 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Czechia 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Germany 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Denmark 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Spain 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Estonia 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Finland 1 LPIA compare
- 5 France 1 LPIA compare
- 5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Greece 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Croatia 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Hungary 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Ireland 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Iceland 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Italy 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Lithuania 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Luxembourg 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Latvia 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Netherlands 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Norway 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Portugal 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Slovenia 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Sweden 1 LPIA compare
- 5 United States of America 1 LPIA compare
More education data for Romania
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.43 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.43 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 47,769 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 694,968 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 730,368 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.42 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 521,826 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.7585 % 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 0.9646 LPIA in 1992.
- How does Romania rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Romania ranks 5th out of 83 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 0.8%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release