Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Romania
Romania: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 72.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Romania, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Romania stood at 72.7%.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Romania peaked at 73.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 63.1%, in 2010.
That places Romania 28th out of 42 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 | 64.2% | 63.6% | 64.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 65.7% | 63.1% | 69.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.5% | 71.3% | 73.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 25 Belgium 77.3% compare
- 26 Cyprus 76.9% compare
- 27 Netherlands 76.2% compare
- 29 Bosnia and Herzegovina 71.9% compare
- 30 Brunei Darussalam 70.6% compare
- 31 Greece 70.4% compare
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 72.7% 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 73.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.1% in 2010.
- How does Romania rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Romania ranks 28th out of 42 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 11.3%. 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, non-immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release