Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Romania
Romania: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.7001 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Romania, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Romania stood at 0.7001 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Romania peaked at 0.7001 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4611 LPIA, in 2002.
That places Romania 53rd out of 105 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5227 LPIA | 0.4611 LPIA | 0.5473 LPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.5832 LPIA | 0.5274 LPIA | 0.6439 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6662 LPIA | 0.6485 LPIA | 0.7001 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 upper secondary education or in Romania?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Romania was 0.7001 LPIA 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 0.7001 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4611 LPIA in 2002.
- How does Romania rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Romania ranks 53rd out of 105 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 22.9%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release