Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender in Romania
Romania: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender was 1.08 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Romania, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Romania is 1.08 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Romania peaked at 1.08 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6622 GPIA, in 1997.
That places Romania 64th out of 127 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 gender in Romania, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.6622 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.6806 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.6941 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.759 GPIA | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7686 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7827 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8025 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8247 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.8411 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8328 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.873 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.912 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9106 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9253 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9536 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.994 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9579 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9682 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9798 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 1.08 GPIA | +2.4% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 1.08 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.14 GPIA, 95% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Romania's 1.08 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.11 GPIA, 97% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6714 GPIA | 0.6622 GPIA | 0.6806 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.809 GPIA | 0.6941 GPIA | 0.912 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9726 GPIA | 0.9106 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 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 1.08 GPIA 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 1.08 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6622 GPIA in 1997.
- How does Romania rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Romania ranks 64th out of 127 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 8.6%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release