Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location in Romania
Romania: Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location was 0.2307 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Romania, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Romania recorded 0.2307 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Romania peaked at 0.2307 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1288 LPIA, in 2002.
That places Romania 80th out of 93 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location in Romania, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.1288 LPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.1389 LPIA | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1318 LPIA | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1298 LPIA | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1367 LPIA | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1504 LPIA | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.156 LPIA | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1509 LPIA | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1476 LPIA | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1981 LPIA | +34.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2001 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1819 LPIA | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2045 LPIA | +12.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2054 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2022 LPIA | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2145 LPIA | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2134 LPIA | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2307 LPIA | +8.1% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.2307 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6393 LPIA, 36% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.2307 LPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5955 LPIA, 39% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1323 LPIA | 0.1288 LPIA | 0.1389 LPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.1732 LPIA | 0.1367 LPIA | 0.2054 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2152 LPIA | 0.2022 LPIA | 0.2307 LPIA | 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 0.2307 LPIA 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 0.2307 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1288 LPIA in 2002.
- How does Romania rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Romania ranks 80th out of 93 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 52.9%. 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, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release