Educational attainment rate, completed … lower non-immigrant male in Romania
Romania: Educational attainment rate, completed … lower non-immigrant male 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 non-immigrant male 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% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 95.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 97.5%, 98% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Romania's 95.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 96.4%, 99% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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