Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural both in Romania
Romania: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural both was 89.0% 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 89.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Romania peaked at 89.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 53.4%, in 1992.
That places Romania 33rd out of 94 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural both in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 53.4% | — |
| 2002 | 67.1% | +25.6% |
| 2007 | 75.4% | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 76.6% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 77.2% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 78.1% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 79.5% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 80.7% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 81.7% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 81.5% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 82.8% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 83.9% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 84.7% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 85.1% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 85.5% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 86.4% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 87.7% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 88.3% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 89.0% | +0.8% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 89.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 91.0%, 98% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Romania's 89.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 93.6%, 95% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural both in Romania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +25.6% | 53.4% | 67.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.4% | 53.4% | 53.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 74.1% | 67.1% | 77.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 82.4% | 78.1% | 85.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.9% | 86.4% | 89.0% | 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 89.0% 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 89.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.4% in 1992.
- How does Romania rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Romania ranks 33rd out of 94 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 9.0%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release