Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Romania
Romania: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 77.7% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Romania, 1998β2023
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.
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
- 42 France 79.5% compare
- 43 Cyprus 79.0% compare
- 44 Luxembourg 78.5% compare
- 46 Denmark 77.4% compare
- 47 Saudi Arabia 77.2% compare
- 48 Moldova, Republic of 76.9% 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)
- School enrollment, primary 84.9% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0025 units per person (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