Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location in Romania
Romania: Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location was 0.2503 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
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Romania stood at 0.2503 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 13.1% on the previous year and up 66.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Romania peaked at 0.2503 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1187 LPIA, in 2002.
Romania ranks 75th of 87 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location in Romania, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.1187 LPIA | — |
| 2009 | 0.2062 LPIA | +73.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2049 LPIA | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.211 LPIA | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1503 LPIA | -28.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1535 LPIA | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2031 LPIA | +32.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2075 LPIA | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1905 LPIA | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2045 LPIA | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2058 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2066 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2121 LPIA | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2214 LPIA | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2503 LPIA | +13.1% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.2503 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.682 LPIA, 37% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.2503 LPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6297 LPIA, 40% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary 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 | +73.7% | 0.1187 LPIA | 0.2062 LPIA |
| 2013 | -28.8% | 0.211 LPIA | 0.1503 LPIA |
| 2015 | +32.3% | 0.1535 LPIA | 0.2031 LPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1624 LPIA | 0.1187 LPIA | 0.2062 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.1923 LPIA | 0.1503 LPIA | 0.211 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.2226 LPIA | 0.2066 LPIA | 0.2503 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 0.2503 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 0.2503 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1187 LPIA in 2002.
- How does Romania rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Romania ranks 75th out of 87 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 66.5%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release