Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Romania
Romania: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 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.
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
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 84.95 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 84.9% (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