Educational attainment rate, completed … upper non-immigrant gender in Romania
Romania: Educational attainment rate, completed … upper non-immigrant gender was 0.8797 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Romania, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Romania stood at 0.8797 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Romania peaked at 0.8797 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7987 GPIA, in 2006.
Romania ranks 33rd of 40 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … upper non-immigrant gender in Romania, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.7987 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.8014 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8134 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8196 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8058 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8145 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.823 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8276 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8466 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8463 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8538 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.864 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8688 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8734 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8726 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.868 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8744 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8797 GPIA | +0.6% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.8797 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9587 GPIA, 92% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.8797 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9676 GPIA, 91% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8083 GPIA | 0.7987 GPIA | 0.8196 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.8424 GPIA | 0.8058 GPIA | 0.8734 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8737 GPIA | 0.868 GPIA | 0.8797 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 0.8797 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 0.8797 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7987 GPIA in 2006.
- How does Romania rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Romania ranks 33rd 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 6.3%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release