Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Romania
Romania: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 14.6% in 2023. β¬ Flat
Latest (2023)
14.6%
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
34th
of 40 countries
All-time high
15.2%
in 2022
All-time low
13.9%
in 2021
Years of data
9
2015β2023
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Romania, 2015β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Romania recorded 14.6% for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2023.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Romania peaked at 15.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 2021.
Romania ranks 34th of 40 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.4% | 14.1% | 14.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 13.9% | 15.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 31 Montenegro 18.0%
- 32 Costa Rica 17.5% compare
- 33 Austria 14.8% compare
- 35 Panama 14.2% compare
- 36 Bosnia and Herzegovina 11.0% compare
- 37 Honduras 6.5% 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)
- School enrollment, primary 84.9% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0025 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Romania?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Romania was 14.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 15.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 2021.
- How does Romania rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Romania ranks 34th out of 40 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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 rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release