Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Romania
Romania: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 84.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Romania, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Romania recorded 84.9% for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Romania peaked at 105.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 84.9%, in 2022.
That places Romania 196th out of 217 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 102.5% | 98.6% | 105.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 92.8% | 87.3% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 88.1% | 84.9% | 91.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More education data for Romania
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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 47,769 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.71 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 84.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Romania?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Romania was 84.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 105.8% in 2001.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.9% in 2022.
- How does Romania rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Romania ranks 196th out of 217 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.