Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Romania
Romania: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 95.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Romania, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Romania recorded 95.3% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Romania peaked at 95.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 89.5%, in 2006.
That places Romania 21st out of 39 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 89.5% | — |
| 2007 | 90.0% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 90.4% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 90.6% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 90.8% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 91.4% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 91.8% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 92.2% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 92.4% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 92.8% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 93.2% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 93.5% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 93.7% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 93.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 94.4% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 95.0% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 95.2% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 95.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.1% | 89.5% | 90.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 92.6% | 90.8% | 93.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.0% | 94.4% | 95.3% | 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 95.3% 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 95.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.5% in 2006.
- How does Romania rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Romania ranks 21st out of 39 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 3.3%. 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, non-immigrant background, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release