Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Romania
Romania: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 72.8% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Romania, 1997β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Romania is 72.8%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Romania peaked at 73.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 52.7%, in 2002.
Romania ranks 51st of 142 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.1% | 55.6% | 58.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 61.2% | 52.7% | 64.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.0% | 63.0% | 69.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.2% | 71.0% | 73.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 48 New Zealand 75.1% compare
- 49 Belgium 74.4% compare
- 50 Netherlands 74.1% compare
- 52 Ukraine 72.5% compare
- 53 Bosnia and Herzegovina 72.0% compare
- 54 Greece 70.1% 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 72.8% 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 73.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.7% in 2002.
- How does Romania rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Romania ranks 51st out of 142 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 9.5%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release