Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural female in Romania
Romania: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural female was 50.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Romania, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Romania stood at 50.6%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Romania peaked at 50.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23.1%, in 2002.
Romania ranks 48th of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural female in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 23.1% | — |
| 2009 | 43.6% | +89.1% |
| 2010 | 41.9% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 42.6% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 36.9% | -13.4% |
| 2014 | 35.6% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 39.2% | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 41.8% | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 43.2% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 44.0% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 45.3% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 47.2% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 47.9% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 48.8% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 50.6% | +3.6% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 50.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 70.7%, 72% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Romania's 50.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 75.8%, 67% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural female 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 | +89.1% | 23.1% | 43.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.3% | 23.1% | 43.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 41.2% | 35.6% | 45.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 48.6% | 47.2% | 50.6% | 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 upper secondary education or in Romania?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Romania was 50.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 50.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.1% in 2002.
- How does Romania rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Romania ranks 48th out of 109 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.1%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release