Educational attainment rate … rural both post-secondary non-tertiary in Romania
Romania: Educational attainment rate … rural both post-secondary non-tertiary was 6.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Romania, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Romania stood at 6.8%.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Romania peaked at 6.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 1992.
Romania ranks 61st of 79 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … rural both post-secondary non-tertiary in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1.4% | — |
| 2002 | 3.4% | +147.4% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | +12.9% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | +13.0% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | +25.3% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 6.9% | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 6.8% | -1.7% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 6.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 30.3%, 23% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Romania's 6.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 28.3%, 24% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … rural both 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 | +147.4% | 1.4% | 3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 3.4% | 3.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 3.9% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 6.3% | 6.9% | 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 6.8% 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 6.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 1992.
- How does Romania rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Romania ranks 61st out of 79 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 41.8%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release