Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Romania
Romania: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.9789 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Romania, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Romania is 0.9789 GPIA, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Romania peaked at 0.9808 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.9025 GPIA, in 1992.
That places Romania 43rd out of 97 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Romania, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.9025 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.9345 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9644 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9638 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9711 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9642 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9659 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9667 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9668 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9664 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9688 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9697 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9757 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9744 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9762 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9808 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9789 GPIA | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9025 GPIA | 0.9025 GPIA | 0.9025 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9494 GPIA | 0.9345 GPIA | 0.9644 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9679 GPIA | 0.9638 GPIA | 0.9757 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9776 GPIA | 0.9744 GPIA | 0.9808 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 84.95 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 84.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Romania?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Romania was 0.9789 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9808 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9025 GPIA in 1992.
- How does Romania rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Romania ranks 43rd out of 97 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release