Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Romania
Romania: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.9924 LPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Romania, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Romania recorded 0.9924 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Romania peaked at 0.9943 LPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.9668 LPIA, in 2002.
That places Romania 41st out of 99 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Romania, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.9668 LPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.9861 LPIA | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9879 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9894 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9898 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9921 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9943 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9934 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9898 LPIA | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9894 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9899 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9941 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9931 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9924 LPIA | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9668 LPIA | 0.9668 LPIA | 0.9668 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9903 LPIA | 0.9861 LPIA | 0.9943 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9924 LPIA | 0.9899 LPIA | 0.9941 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 38 Palestine, State of 0.9952 LPIA compare
- 39 Israel 0.9939 LPIA compare
- 40 Lithuania 0.9932 LPIA compare
- 42 Republic of Korea 0.9919 LPIA compare
- 43 Bulgaria 0.9905 LPIA compare
- 44 Kazakhstan 0.9879 LPIA compare
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 0.9924 LPIA 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 0.9943 LPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9668 LPIA in 2002.
- How does Romania rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Romania ranks 41st out of 99 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 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release