Educational … Educational post-secondary non-tertiary location in Romania
Romania: Educational … Educational post-secondary non-tertiary location was 0.2306 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Romania, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Romania recorded 0.2306 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2023.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Romania peaked at 0.2483 LPIA in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.1219 LPIA, in 1992.
That places Romania 64th out of 70 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Educational … Educational post-secondary non-tertiary location in Romania, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.1219 LPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.1722 LPIA | +41.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2483 LPIA | +44.2% |
| 2010 | 0.248 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.187 LPIA | -24.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2119 LPIA | +13.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2184 LPIA | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1998 LPIA | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2132 LPIA | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2182 LPIA | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2136 LPIA | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2239 LPIA | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2188 LPIA | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2306 LPIA | +5.4% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.2306 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6407 LPIA, 36% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.2306 LPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5912 LPIA, 39% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1219 LPIA | 0.1219 LPIA | 0.1219 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.2103 LPIA | 0.1722 LPIA | 0.2483 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.2138 LPIA | 0.187 LPIA | 0.248 LPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.2217 LPIA | 0.2136 LPIA | 0.2306 LPIA | 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 0.2306 LPIA 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 0.2483 LPIA in 2009.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1219 LPIA in 1992.
- How does Romania rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Romania ranks 64th out of 70 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 23.3%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release