Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Romania
Romania: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender was 0.9974 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.9974 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
60th
of 134 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 1997
All-time low
0.9608 GPIA
in 2002
Years of data
26
1997–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Romania, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Romania stood at 0.9974 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Romania peaked at 1 GPIA in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.9608 GPIA, in 2002.
Romania ranks 60th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Romania, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 1998 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9608 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 1 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9819 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9839 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9864 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9877 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.989 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9901 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9906 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9902 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9904 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9915 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9928 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.995 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9945 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9941 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9948 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.996 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9974 GPIA | +0.1% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.9974 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9992 GPIA, 100% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.9974 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9997 GPIA, 100% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.9903 GPIA | 0.9608 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9912 GPIA | 0.9877 GPIA | 0.995 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9956 GPIA | 0.9941 GPIA | 0.9974 GPIA | 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 0.9974 GPIA 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 1 GPIA in 1997.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9608 GPIA in 2002.
- How does Romania rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Romania ranks 60th out of 134 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 0.7%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release