Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Romania
Romania: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.9891 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Romania, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Romania stood at 0.9891 LPIA.
The figure is up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Romania peaked at 0.9899 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9116 LPIA, in 2002.
Romania ranks 42nd of 100 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Romania, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.9116 LPIA | — |
| 2009 | 0.9698 LPIA | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9687 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9743 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9776 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9775 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9819 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9858 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9835 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.984 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9836 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9836 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9899 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9889 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9891 LPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9407 LPIA | 0.9116 LPIA | 0.9698 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9796 LPIA | 0.9687 LPIA | 0.9858 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9879 LPIA | 0.9836 LPIA | 0.9899 LPIA | 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 0.9891 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 0.9899 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9116 LPIA in 2002.
- How does Romania rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Romania ranks 42nd out of 100 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 1.2%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release