Educational attainment rate, completed … lower non-immigrant both in Romania
Romania: Educational attainment rate, completed … lower non-immigrant both was 93.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Romania, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Romania is 93.4%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Romania peaked at 93.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 85.1%, in 2006.
Romania ranks 20th of 37 countries on this measure, 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 both in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 85.1% | — |
| 2007 | 85.8% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 86.5% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 86.9% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 86.9% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 87.8% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 88.5% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 89.1% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 89.3% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 89.7% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 90.3% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 90.8% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 91.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 91.5% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 92.1% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 92.9% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 93.2% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 93.4% | +0.1% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 93.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.0%, 97% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Romania's 93.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 96.0%, 97% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.1% | 85.1% | 86.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 89.5% | 86.9% | 91.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.9% | 92.1% | 93.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 17 Croatia 96.0% compare
- 18 Montenegro 94.9% compare
- 19 Luxembourg 94.8% compare
- 21 Denmark 93.2% compare
- 22 Netherlands 92.9% compare
- 23 Mongolia 92.8% compare
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 93.4% 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 93.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.1% in 2006.
- How does Romania rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Romania ranks 20th out of 37 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 4.8%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release