Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Romania
Romania: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 98.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Romania, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Romania is 98.2%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Romania peaked at 98.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 88.9%, in 2002.
Romania ranks 38th of 103 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 rate, completed primary education or higher in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 88.9% | — |
| 2009 | 96.3% | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 96.3% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 96.8% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 96.6% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 96.9% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 96.9% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 97.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 97.5% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 97.6% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 97.5% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 98.1% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.6% | 88.9% | 96.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 97.1% | 96.3% | 97.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 97.5% | 98.2% | 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 84.95 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 84.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Romania?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Romania was 98.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.9% in 2002.
- How does Romania rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Romania ranks 38th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 primary 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