Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural gender in Romania
Romania: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural gender was 0.9288 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
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Romania stood at 0.9288 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Romania peaked at 0.9288 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7105 GPIA, in 1992.
That places Romania 53rd out of 94 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 … lower rural gender in Romania, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.7105 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.7907 GPIA | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8858 GPIA | +12.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8802 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8879 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8736 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8765 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8808 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8808 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.89 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8969 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8991 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9029 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9108 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.9173 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9207 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9288 GPIA | +0.9% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.9288 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9904 GPIA, 94% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.9288 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9904 GPIA, 94% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7105 GPIA | 0.7105 GPIA | 0.7105 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8382 GPIA | 0.7907 GPIA | 0.8858 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.8869 GPIA | 0.8736 GPIA | 0.9029 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9194 GPIA | 0.9108 GPIA | 0.9288 GPIA | 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 lower secondary education or in Romania?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Romania was 0.9288 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 0.9288 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7105 GPIA in 1992.
- How does Romania rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Romania ranks 53rd out of 94 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 6.0%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release