Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral urban both in Romania
Romania: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral urban both was 0.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Romania, 2014–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Romania recorded 0.2% for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and up 57.7% 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 2015.
That places Romania 49th out of 55 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral urban both in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.1% | — |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -30.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +29.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +17.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +22.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +19.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -6.5% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.1%, 21% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.1%, 21% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
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 0.2% 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 2015.
- How does Romania rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Romania ranks 49th out of 55 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 57.7%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release