Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Romania
Romania: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender was 0.8796 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Romania, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Romania stood at 0.8796 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Romania peaked at 0.8796 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7412 GPIA, in 2002.
That places Romania 99th out of 137 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Romania, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.7743 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.7756 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7748 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7412 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7741 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.779 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7925 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7986 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8002 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8125 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8182 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8181 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8261 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8351 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8395 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.844 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.844 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8515 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8611 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8687 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8704 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.87 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8652 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.8716 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8796 GPIA | +0.9% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.8796 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9872 GPIA, 89% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.8796 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.972 GPIA, 90% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7749 GPIA | 0.7743 GPIA | 0.7756 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.7879 GPIA | 0.7412 GPIA | 0.8182 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.8459 GPIA | 0.8181 GPIA | 0.8704 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8716 GPIA | 0.8652 GPIA | 0.8796 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 0.8796 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 0.8796 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7412 GPIA in 2002.
- How does Romania rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Romania ranks 99th out of 137 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 4.8%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release