Educational attainment rate … adjusted short-cycle tertiary urban in Romania
Romania: Educational attainment rate … adjusted short-cycle tertiary urban was 1.02 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Romania, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Romania recorded 1.02 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Romania peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7582 GPIA, in 2002.
Romania ranks 59th of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … adjusted short-cycle tertiary urban in Romania, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.7582 GPIA | — |
| 2009 | 0.8886 GPIA | +17.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8563 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.942 GPIA | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9247 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9316 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9373 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9589 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9913 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9698 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9671 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9954 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9966 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPIA | +2.7% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 1.02 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.1 GPIA, 93% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Romania's 1.02 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.06 GPIA, 96% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8234 GPIA | 0.7582 GPIA | 0.8886 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.939 GPIA | 0.8563 GPIA | 0.9913 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9957 GPIA | 0.9671 GPIA | 1.02 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Romania?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Romania was 1.02 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7582 GPIA in 2002.
- How does Romania rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Romania ranks 59th out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release