Upper secondary education: SDG 4.1.2 in Romania
Romania: Upper secondary education: SDG 4.1.2 was 81.22 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
81.22
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
41st
of 62 countries
All-time high
81.22
in 2023
All-time low
72.81
in 1999
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG in Romania, 1990–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2023, upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Romania stood at 81.22. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Romania peaked at 81.22 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 72.81, in 1999.
Romania ranks 41st of 62 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Upper secondary education: SDG 4.1.2 in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 79.37 | — |
| 1991 | 79.56 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 79.77 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 79.92 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 79.52 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 78.04 | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 75.9 | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 74.05 | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 72.97 | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 72.81 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 73.14 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 73.82 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 74.58 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 75.13 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 75.41 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 75.75 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 76.05 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 76.31 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 76.3 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 76.33 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 76.62 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 77.09 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 77.51 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 77.99 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 78.55 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 79.02 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 79.27 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 79.44 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 79.68 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 80.02 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 80.44 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 80.62 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 80.89 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 81.22 | +0.4% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 81.22 is below the median for high income countries, which is 86.4, 94% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Romania's 81.22 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 86.86, 94% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.19 | 72.81 | 79.92 | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.28 | 73.14 | 76.33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.52 | 76.62 | 80.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.79 | 80.44 | 81.22 | 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 upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Romania?
- Upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Romania was 81.22 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 81.22 in 2023.
- What is the lowest upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.81 in 1999.
- How does Romania rank for upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg?
- Romania ranks 41st out of 62 countries with data for 2023.
- Is upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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