Educational attainment … rural female post-secondary non-tertiary in Romania
Romania: Educational attainment … rural female post-secondary non-tertiary was 7.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Romania, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Romania is 7.6%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 78.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Romania peaked at 7.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1992.
Romania ranks 57th of 74 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Educational attainment … rural female post-secondary non-tertiary in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1.0% | — |
| 2002 | 2.7% | +168.3% |
| 2009 | 6.4% | +138.2% |
| 2010 | 6.3% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | -37.8% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | +34.0% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | +12.1% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 7.4% | +11.0% |
| 2023 | 7.6% | +2.3% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 7.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 29.5%, 26% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Romania's 7.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.5%, 26% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment … rural female post-secondary non-tertiary 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 | +168.3% | 1.0% | 2.7% |
| 2009 | +138.2% | 2.7% | 6.4% |
| 2012 | -37.8% | 6.8% | 4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 2.7% | 6.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 4.2% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 6.4% | 7.6% | 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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Romania?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Romania was 7.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1992.
- How does Romania rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Romania ranks 57th out of 74 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.0%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release