Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Romania

Romania: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.2307 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.2307 LPIA
Change on year
up 8.1%
World rank
80th
of 93 countries
All-time high
0.2307 LPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.1288 LPIA
in 2002
Years of data
18
2002–2023

Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Romania, 2002–2023

00.050.10.150.20.252002201220232002: 0.129 LPIA2007: 0.139 LPIA2008: 0.132 LPIA2009: 0.13 LPIA2010: 0.137 LPIA2011: 0.15 LPIA2012: 0.156 LPIA2013: 0.151 LPIA2014: 0.148 LPIA2015: 0.198 LPIA2016: 0.2 LPIA2017: 0.182 LPIA2018: 0.205 LPIA2019: 0.205 LPIA2020: 0.202 LPIA2021: 0.215 LPIA2022: 0.213 LPIA2023: 0.231 LPIA

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 77 Dominican Republic 0.2559 LPIA compare
  2. 78 Bulgaria 0.2529 LPIA compare
  3. 79 Mexico 0.2432 LPIA compare
  4. 81 Brazil 0.2253 LPIA compare
  5. 82 Cambodia 0.2175 LPIA compare
  6. 83 Colombia 0.2117 LPIA compare

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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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Indicator
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA)
Unit
LPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
93 places, 1,472 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release