Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male in Romania
Romania: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male was 77.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Romania, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Romania stood at 77.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Romania peaked at 78.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 60.9%, in 2002.
That places Romania 45th out of 140 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 65.1% | — |
| 1999 | 66.1% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 67.1% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 67.9% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 60.9% | -10.3% |
| 2003 | 68.1% | +11.8% |
| 2004 | 68.8% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 70.1% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 71.1% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 71.8% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 71.8% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 71.0% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 70.8% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 71.4% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 72.1% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 72.5% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 68.6% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 70.4% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 72.0% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 72.7% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 73.3% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 74.2% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 76.2% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 77.6% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 78.3% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 77.7% | -0.8% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 77.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 79.7%, 98% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Romania's 77.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.6%, 95% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.6% | 65.1% | 66.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 68.9% | 60.9% | 71.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.8% | 68.6% | 74.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.4% | 76.2% | 78.3% | 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 77.7% 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 78.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.9% in 2002.
- How does Romania rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Romania ranks 45th out of 140 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 7.1%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release