Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Romania
Romania: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 68.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Romania, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Romania is 68.3%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Romania peaked at 68.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 56.6%, in 2010.
That places Romania 28th out of 40 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 | 57.7% | 56.7% | 58.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 60.4% | 56.6% | 64.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.8% | 66.6% | 68.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 25 Luxembourg 74.5% compare
- 26 Netherlands 74.3% compare
- 27 Brunei Darussalam 70.9% compare
- 29 Greece 67.9% compare
- 30 Bosnia and Herzegovina 62.6% compare
- 31 Spain 56.2% 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 68.3% 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 68.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.6% in 2010.
- How does Romania rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Romania ranks 28th out of 40 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 14.9%. 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, non-immigrant background, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release