Educational attainment rate, completed … lower non-immigrant gender in Romania
Romania: Educational attainment rate, completed … lower non-immigrant gender was 0.9617 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Romania, 2006–2023
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 0.9617 GPIA, 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 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Romania peaked at 0.9617 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9067 GPIA, in 2006.
Romania ranks 30th of 36 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … lower non-immigrant gender in Romania, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.9067 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.9105 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9166 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9221 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9178 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9248 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9313 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9337 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.936 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9356 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9391 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9434 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9461 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9505 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9531 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.957 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9611 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9617 GPIA | +0.1% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.9617 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9899 GPIA, 97% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.9617 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.992 GPIA, 97% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.914 GPIA | 0.9067 GPIA | 0.9221 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9358 GPIA | 0.9178 GPIA | 0.9505 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9582 GPIA | 0.9531 GPIA | 0.9617 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 0.9617 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 0.9617 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9067 GPIA in 2006.
- How does Romania rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Romania ranks 30th out of 36 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 3.0%. 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, non-immigrant background, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release