Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Romania
Romania: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 91.9% in 2014. ▬ Flat
Latest (2014)
91.9%
Change on year
down 7.0%
World rank
28th
of 34 countries
All-time high
98.8%
in 2013
All-time low
91.9%
in 2014
Years of data
5
2010–2014
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Romania, 2010–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2014, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Romania stood at 91.9%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 2.4% over five years.
Romania ranks 28th of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 94.2% | — |
| 2011 | 93.4% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 98.5% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 98.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 91.9% | -7.0% |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 25 United States of America 96.4% compare
- 26 Bosnia and Herzegovina 95.1%
- 27 Spain 92.8% compare
- 29 Brunei Darussalam 91.1%
- 30 Belgium 90.0% compare
- 31 Netherlands 83.4% 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 91.9% in 2014, 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 98.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.9% in 2014.
- How does Romania rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Romania ranks 28th out of 34 countries with data for 2014.
- 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, immigrant background, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release