Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Romania
Romania: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.9189 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Romania, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Romania recorded 0.9189 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Romania peaked at 0.9209 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8252 GPIA, in 2002.
That places Romania 73rd out of 107 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8612 GPIA | 0.8252 GPIA | 0.8972 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.8977 GPIA | 0.8823 GPIA | 0.9114 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9168 GPIA | 0.9137 GPIA | 0.9209 GPIA | 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 upper secondary education or in Romania?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Romania was 0.9189 GPIA 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 0.9209 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8252 GPIA in 2002.
- How does Romania rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Romania ranks 73rd out of 107 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 4.1%. 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, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release