Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male in Romania
Romania: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male was 14.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Romania, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Romania stood at 14.6%.
That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Romania peaked at 15.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 1999.
That places Romania 88th out of 129 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 15.2% | — |
| 1999 | 9.5% | -37.4% |
| 2000 | 9.8% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 10.2% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 10.2% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 9.9% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 11.0% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 11.4% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 11.9% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 12.0% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 12.4% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 13.3% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 13.6% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 13.6% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 13.8% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 14.7% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 14.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 14.6% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 14.7% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 15.2% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 15.4% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 15.1% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 15.5% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 14.6% | -5.9% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 14.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 34.0%, 43% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Romania's 14.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 31.5%, 46% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -37.4% | 15.2% | 9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.4% | 9.5% | 15.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 9.8% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 12.4% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 14.6% | 15.5% | 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 14.6% 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 15.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 1999.
- How does Romania rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Romania ranks 88th out of 129 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 7.9%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release