Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Romania
Romania: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 6.8% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Romania, 1992β2023
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.
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
- 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 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