Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Romania
Romania: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 1.07 GPIA in 2022. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Romania, 2002β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Romania stood at 1.07 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.8% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Romania peaked at 1.07 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.663 GPIA, in 2002.
Romania ranks 55th of 88 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.773 GPIA | 0.663 GPIA | 0.883 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9594 GPIA | 0.8357 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9734 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 3 |
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)
- School enrollment, primary 84.9% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0025 units per person (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 1.07 GPIA in 2022, 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 1.07 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.663 GPIA in 2002.
- How does Romania rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Romania ranks 55th out of 88 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release