Educational attainment … rural gender post-secondary non-tertiary in Romania
Romania: Educational attainment … rural gender post-secondary non-tertiary was 1.14 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Romania, 1992–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Romania is 1.14 GPIA, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.6% on the previous year and up 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Romania peaked at 1.14 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5575 GPIA, in 1992.
Romania ranks 36th of 71 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment … rural gender post-secondary non-tertiary in Romania, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.5575 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.6393 GPIA | +14.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8385 GPIA | +31.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8081 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8423 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8303 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8406 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8899 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9523 GPIA | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9466 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.963 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.03 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 1.14 GPIA | +8.6% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 1.14 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.23 GPIA, 93% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Romania's 1.14 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.21 GPIA, 94% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5575 GPIA | 0.5575 GPIA | 0.5575 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7389 GPIA | 0.6393 GPIA | 0.8385 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.908 GPIA | 0.8081 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 3 |
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 1.14 GPIA in 2022, 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 1.14 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5575 GPIA in 1992.
- How does Romania rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Romania ranks 36th out of 71 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.9%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release