Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Romania
Romania: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 1.14 NPIA in 2023. β¬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Romania, 2006β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in NPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Romania is 1.14 NPIA, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Romania peaked at 1.26 NPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.14 NPIA, in 2023.
That places Romania 6th out of 37 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.21 NPIA | 1.18 NPIA | 1.25 NPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.23 NPIA | 1.2 NPIA | 1.26 NPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.16 NPIA | 1.14 NPIA | 1.18 NPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Romania
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 1.14 NPIA 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 1.26 NPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.14 NPIA in 2023.
- How does Romania rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Romania ranks 6th out of 37 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 down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, adjusted native parity index (NPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release