Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Romania
Romania: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 0.2% in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
0.2%
Change on year
down 4.7%
World rank
57th
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2022
All-time low
0.1%
in 2014
Years of data
10
2014β2023
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Romania, 2014β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Romania recorded 0.2% for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in 2023.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and up 95.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Romania peaked at 0.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2014.
Romania ranks 57th of 64 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 54 Moldova, Republic of 0.2% compare
- 55 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.2% compare
- 56 Paraguay 0.2% compare
- 58 Philippines 0.1% compare
- 59 Rwanda 0.1% compare
- 60 Vietnam 0.1% 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 doctoral or equivalent in Romania?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Romania was 0.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2014.
- How does Romania rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Romania ranks 57th out of 64 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.1%. 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 rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release