Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Romania
Romania: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.9973 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Romania, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Romania stood at 0.9973 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Romania peaked at 0.9973 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9804 GPIA, in 2006.
Romania ranks 25th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Romania, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.9804 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.9827 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9844 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9871 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9874 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9886 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9902 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.991 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.991 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9912 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9921 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9933 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.995 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.995 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9945 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9955 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9966 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9973 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9837 GPIA | 0.9804 GPIA | 0.9871 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9915 GPIA | 0.9874 GPIA | 0.995 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.996 GPIA | 0.9945 GPIA | 0.9973 GPIA | 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 0.9973 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 0.9973 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9804 GPIA in 2006.
- How does Romania rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Romania ranks 25th out of 37 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 0.6%. 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, non-immigrant background, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release