Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Romania
Romania: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 100.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
100.0%
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
1st
of 96 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2018
All-time low
90.5%
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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Romania is 100.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Romania peaked at 100.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 90.5%, in 1992.
Romania ranks 1st of 96 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 primary (ISCED 1), population in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 90.5% | — |
| 2002 | 92.2% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 95.9% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 96.2% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 96.5% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 96.7% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 97.2% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 97.5% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 97.7% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 97.6% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 97.9% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 98.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 98.0% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.4% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.5% | 90.5% | 90.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 95.2% | 92.2% | 96.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 97.9% | 96.7% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.7% | 98.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 1 Australia 100.0% compare
- 1 Austria 100.0% compare
- 1 Belgium 100.0% compare
- 1 Bulgaria 100.0% compare
- 1 Switzerland 100.0% compare
- 1 Czechia 100.0% compare
- 1 Germany 100.0% compare
- 1 Denmark 100.0% compare
- 1 Spain 100.0% compare
- 1 Finland 100.0% compare
- 1 France 100.0% compare
- 1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 100.0% compare
- 1 Greece 100.0% compare
- 1 Croatia 100.0% compare
- 1 Hungary 100.0% compare
- 1 Ireland 100.0% compare
- 1 Iceland 100.0% compare
- 1 Italy 100.0% compare
- 1 Lithuania 100.0% compare
- 1 Luxembourg 100.0% compare
- 1 Latvia 100.0% compare
- 1 Malta 100.0% compare
- 1 Netherlands 100.0% compare
- 1 Norway 100.0% compare
- 1 Portugal 100.0% compare
- 1 Slovenia 100.0% compare
- 1 Sweden 100.0% compare
- 1 United States of America 100.0% compare
More education data for Romania
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0458 units per person (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 100.0% 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 100.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.5% in 1992.
- How does Romania rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Romania ranks 1st 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 up 2.4%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release