Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban both in Romania
Romania: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban both was 96.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Romania, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Romania recorded 96.3% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Romania peaked at 96.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 85.3%, in 1992.
Romania ranks 23rd of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban both in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 85.3% | — |
| 2002 | 90.1% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 93.7% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 94.1% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 94.3% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 94.5% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 95.0% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 95.3% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 95.5% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 95.2% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 94.9% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 94.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 95.2% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 94.9% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 95.7% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 96.2% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 96.5% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 96.8% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 96.3% | -0.5% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 96.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 94.0%, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Romania's 96.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.8%, 99% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.3% | 85.3% | 85.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 93.0% | 90.1% | 94.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 95.1% | 94.5% | 95.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.4% | 96.2% | 96.8% | 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 96.3% 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 96.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.3% in 1992.
- How does Romania rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Romania ranks 23rd 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 0.8%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release