Educational attainment rate, completed … male primary location LPIA in Romania
Romania: Educational attainment rate, completed … male primary location LPIA was 0.9924 LPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.9924 LPIA
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
41st
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.9943 LPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.9668 LPIA
in 2002
Years of data
14
2002–2023
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 … male primary location LPIA 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% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.9924 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9994 LPIA, 99% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.9924 LPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9993 LPIA, 99% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
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
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 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