Educational attainment rate … completed short-cycle tertiary rural in Romania
Romania: Educational attainment rate … completed short-cycle tertiary rural was 1.07 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Romania, 2002–2022
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.
Educational attainment rate … completed short-cycle tertiary rural in Romania, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.663 GPIA | — |
| 2009 | 0.883 GPIA | +33.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8357 GPIA | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8947 GPIA | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8997 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9411 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9817 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 1.05 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9912 GPIA | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 0.976 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9734 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 1.07 GPIA | +9.8% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 1.07 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.26 GPIA, 85% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Romania's 1.07 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.2 GPIA, 89% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
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
- 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 1.07 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