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. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
15th
of 96 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2009
All-time low
0.8979 GPIA
in 1992
Years of data
17
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 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Romania peaked at 1 GPIA in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.8979 GPIA, in 1992.
Romania ranks 15th of 96 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Romania, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.8979 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.9295 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 1 GPIA | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9844 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9866 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.987 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9908 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9901 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9922 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9934 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8979 GPIA | 0.8979 GPIA | 0.8979 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9648 GPIA | 0.9295 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9949 GPIA | 0.9844 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9939 GPIA | 0.9901 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 12 Republic of Moldova 1 GPIA compare
- 13 Namibia 1 GPIA compare
- 14 Azerbaijan 1 GPIA compare
- 15 Australia 1 GPIA compare
- 15 Austria 1 GPIA compare
- 15 Belgium 1 GPIA compare
- 15 Bulgaria 1 GPIA compare
- 15 Switzerland 1 GPIA compare
- 15 Czechia 1 GPIA compare
- 15 Germany 1 GPIA compare
- 15 Denmark 1 GPIA compare
- 15 Spain 1 GPIA compare
- 15 Finland 1 GPIA compare
- 15 France 1 GPIA compare
- 15 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1 GPIA compare
- 15 Greece 1 GPIA compare
- 15 Croatia 1 GPIA compare
- 15 Hungary 1 GPIA compare
- 15 Ireland 1 GPIA compare
- 15 Iceland 1 GPIA compare
- 15 Italy 1 GPIA compare
- 15 Lithuania 1 GPIA compare
- 15 Luxembourg 1 GPIA compare
- 15 Latvia 1 GPIA compare
- 15 Malta 1 GPIA compare
- 15 Netherlands 1 GPIA compare
- 15 Norway 1 GPIA compare
- 15 Portugal 1 GPIA compare
- 15 Slovenia 1 GPIA compare
- 15 Sweden 1 GPIA compare
- 15 United States of America 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 2009.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8979 GPIA in 1992.
- How does Romania rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Romania ranks 15th out of 96 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 unchanged. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release