Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Romania
Romania: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 97.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Romania, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Romania is 97.4%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Romania peaked at 97.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 89.9%, in 1992.
Romania ranks 22nd of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 89.9% | — |
| 2002 | 93.3% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 97.4% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 97.5% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 97.8% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 96.4% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 96.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 96.4% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 96.6% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 96.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 96.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 96.4% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 97.5% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 97.8% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 97.8% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 97.4% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.9% | 89.9% | 89.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 95.4% | 93.3% | 97.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 96.8% | 96.4% | 97.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 97.4% | 97.8% | 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 97.4% 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 97.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.9% in 1992.
- How does Romania rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Romania ranks 22nd out of 97 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 1.0%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release