Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years in Romania
Romania: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years was 0.9565 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years in Romania, 1992–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years in Romania is 0.9565 GPIA, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years in Romania peaked at 0.9565 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8365 GPIA, in 1992.
That places Romania 79th out of 121 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years in Romania, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.8365 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.8685 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9005 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9089 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9156 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.917 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9223 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9284 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.933 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9326 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9332 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9367 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9427 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9487 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9494 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9509 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9565 GPIA | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8365 GPIA | 0.8365 GPIA | 0.8365 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8984 GPIA | 0.8685 GPIA | 0.9156 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9327 GPIA | 0.917 GPIA | 0.9487 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9523 GPIA | 0.9494 GPIA | 0.9565 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More education data for Romania
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0458 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years in Romania?
- Mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years in Romania was 0.9565 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9565 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8365 GPIA in 1992.
- How does Romania rank for mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years?
- Romania ranks 79th out of 121 countries with data for 2022.
- Is mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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 Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 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