Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural female in Romania
Romania: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural female 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 … primary rural female 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% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 98.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.3%, 99% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Romania's 98.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.6%, 99% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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