Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female in Romania
Romania: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female was 68.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Romania, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Romania recorded 68.3% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Romania peaked at 68.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 45.2%, in 2002.
Romania ranks 56th of 141 countries on this measure, 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 female in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 48.5% | — |
| 1998 | 50.4% | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 51.3% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 52.0% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 45.2% | -13.2% |
| 2003 | 52.7% | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 53.6% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 55.6% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 56.7% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 57.4% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 58.3% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 58.1% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 57.9% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 58.9% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 60.2% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 60.9% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 57.9% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 59.4% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 61.3% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 62.6% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 63.7% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 64.6% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 66.3% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 67.2% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 68.2% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 68.3% | +0.2% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 68.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 78.7%, 87% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Romania's 68.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.0%, 86% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.0% | 48.5% | 51.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 54.4% | 45.2% | 58.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 60.7% | 57.9% | 64.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.5% | 66.3% | 68.3% | 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 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 68.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.2% in 2002.
- How does Romania rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Romania ranks 56th out of 141 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 12.2%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release