Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural both in Romania
Romania: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural both was 57.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Romania, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Romania is 57.9%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Romania peaked at 57.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.6%, in 2002.
That places Romania 45th out of 113 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural both in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 32.6% | — |
| 2007 | 43.9% | +34.8% |
| 2008 | 44.1% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 43.3% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 42.6% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 43.6% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 45.7% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 46.7% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 42.8% | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 46.7% | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 49.3% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 50.4% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 51.0% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 52.4% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 54.7% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 56.0% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 56.9% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 57.9% | +1.7% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 57.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 73.5%, 79% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Romania's 57.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 77.6%, 75% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural both in Romania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +34.8% | 32.6% | 43.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.0% | 32.6% | 44.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 47.1% | 42.6% | 52.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.4% | 54.7% | 57.9% | 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 57.9% 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 57.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.6% in 2002.
- How does Romania rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Romania ranks 45th out of 113 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 24.1%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release