Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender in Romania
Romania: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender was 0.9617 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
Romania recorded 0.9617 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.7% 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, 0.8295 GPIA, in 1992.
That places Romania 75th out of 132 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender in Romania, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.8295 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.8788 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9066 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9093 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9161 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9211 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9232 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9292 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9349 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9366 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9336 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9334 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9368 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9412 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9461 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9479 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9505 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.954 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9581 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9617 GPIA | +0.4% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.9617 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9935 GPIA, 97% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.9617 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9903 GPIA, 97% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8295 GPIA | 0.8295 GPIA | 0.8295 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9064 GPIA | 0.8788 GPIA | 0.9211 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9363 GPIA | 0.9232 GPIA | 0.9479 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9561 GPIA | 0.9505 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 0.8295 GPIA in 1992.
- How does Romania rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Romania ranks 75th out of 132 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 2.7%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release