Lower secondary completion rate, total in Romania
Romania: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 78.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Romania, 2001–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Romania recorded 78.0% for lower secondary completion rate, total in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Romania peaked at 110.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 68.5%, in 2021.
Romania ranks 122nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Romania, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 86.6% | — |
| 2002 | 89.8% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 88.8% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 86.5% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 79.7% | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 79.0% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 75.9% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 83.6% | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 96.0% | +14.8% |
| 2010 | 94.4% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 110.0% | +16.5% |
| 2012 | 87.8% | -20.2% |
| 2013 | 86.1% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 87.4% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 85.9% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 87.1% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 84.3% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 84.1% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 86.3% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 84.3% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 68.5% | -18.7% |
| 2022 | 78.8% | +14.9% |
| 2023 | 78.0% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.1% | 75.9% | 96.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 89.3% | 84.1% | 110.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.4% | 68.5% | 84.3% | 4 |
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More education data for Romania
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Romania?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Romania was 78.0% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 110.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.5% in 2021.
- How does Romania rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Romania ranks 122nd out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.