Educational attainment rate, completed … male upper location LPIA in Romania
Romania: Educational attainment rate, completed … male upper location LPIA was 0.7559 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Romania is 0.7559 LPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Romania peaked at 0.7559 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5477 LPIA, in 2002.
That places Romania 47th 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 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … male upper location LPIA in Romania, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.5477 LPIA | — |
| 2009 | 0.675 LPIA | +23.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6643 LPIA | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6634 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6386 LPIA | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6152 LPIA | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6481 LPIA | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6713 LPIA | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6721 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6973 LPIA | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.685 LPIA | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.7033 LPIA | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.716 LPIA | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.722 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.7559 LPIA | +4.7% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.7559 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9002 LPIA, 84% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.7559 LPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9132 LPIA, 83% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6113 LPIA | 0.5477 LPIA | 0.675 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.6617 LPIA | 0.6152 LPIA | 0.6973 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.7243 LPIA | 0.7033 LPIA | 0.7559 LPIA | 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 0.7559 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 0.7559 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5477 LPIA in 2002.
- How does Romania rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Romania ranks 47th 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 18.4%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release