Educational attainment rate … tertiary short-cycle location in Romania
Romania: Educational attainment rate … tertiary short-cycle location was 0.2105 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Romania is 0.2105 LPIA, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Romania peaked at 0.2169 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1357 LPIA, in 2002.
That places Romania 78th out of 91 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … tertiary short-cycle location in Romania, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.1357 LPIA | — |
| 2009 | 0.2075 LPIA | +52.9% |
| 2010 | 0.21 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1593 LPIA | -24.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1504 LPIA | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1927 LPIA | +28.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1922 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.173 LPIA | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2045 LPIA | +18.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2045 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1975 LPIA | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2169 LPIA | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2054 LPIA | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2105 LPIA | +2.5% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.2105 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.592 LPIA, 36% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.2105 LPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5464 LPIA, 39% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … tertiary short-cycle location in Romania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +52.9% | 0.1357 LPIA | 0.2075 LPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1716 LPIA | 0.1357 LPIA | 0.2075 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.1858 LPIA | 0.1504 LPIA | 0.21 LPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.2076 LPIA | 0.1975 LPIA | 0.2169 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 0.2105 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 0.2169 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1357 LPIA in 2002.
- How does Romania rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Romania ranks 78th out of 91 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 39.9%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release