Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender in Romania
Romania: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender was 0.7739 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
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Romania stood at 0.7739 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Romania peaked at 0.7739 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5404 GPIA, in 2002.
Romania ranks 77th of 107 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 gender in Romania, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.5404 GPIA | — |
| 2009 | 0.7279 GPIA | +34.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7104 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7187 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6793 GPIA | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7035 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7201 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7337 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.7505 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7565 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.7617 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7591 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.7466 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.7512 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7739 GPIA | +3.0% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.7739 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 77% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.7739 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9674 GPIA, 80% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender 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 | +34.7% | 0.5404 GPIA | 0.7279 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6341 GPIA | 0.5404 GPIA | 0.7279 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.7261 GPIA | 0.6793 GPIA | 0.7617 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.7577 GPIA | 0.7466 GPIA | 0.7739 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 upper secondary education or in Romania?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Romania was 0.7739 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 0.7739 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5404 GPIA in 2002.
- How does Romania rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Romania ranks 77th 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 13.9%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release