Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral female in Romania
Romania: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral female was 0.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.1%
Change on year
down 17.2%
World rank
51st
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2022
All-time low
0.1%
in 2016
Years of data
10
2014–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Romania, 2014–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Romania stood at 0.1%.
That represents a change of down 17.2% on the previous year and up 59.2% 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 2016.
Romania ranks 51st of 59 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral female in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.1% | — |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -37.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +33.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +77.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +21.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +16.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -17.2% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8%, 17% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8%, 17% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
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
- 48 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.2% compare
- 49 Philippines 0.2% compare
- 50 Chile 0.1% compare
- 52 Costa Rica 0.1% compare
- 53 Bolivia 0.0% compare
- 54 Palestine 0.0% compare
More education data for Romania
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 84.26 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 84.41 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Romania?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Romania was 0.1% 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 2016.
- How does Romania rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Romania ranks 51st out of 59 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 59.2%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release