Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Romania
Romania: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 9.7% in 2023. βΌ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Romania, 2014β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Romania recorded 9.7% for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Romania peaked at 11.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2023.
Romania ranks 30th of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.1% | 9.8% | 11.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 9.7% | 11.4% | 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)
- School enrollment, primary 84.9% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0025 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Romania?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Romania was 9.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2023.
- How does Romania rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Romania ranks 30th out of 40 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release