Adult literacy rate in Romania
99.2% of adults in Romania could read and write in 2021.
Romania, 2021
99.2%
Change from 2011
+0.6percentage points
World, 2021
87.2%
Adult literacy rate in Romania over time
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% of people aged 15 and above. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Romania | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 87.7% |
| 2023 | – | 87.6% |
| 2022 | – | 87.4% |
| 2021 | 99.2% | 87.2% |
| 2020 | – | 87.0% |
| 2019 | – | 86.8% |
| 2018 | – | 86.8% |
| 2017 | – | 86.5% |
| 2016 | – | 86.3% |
| 2015 | – | 86.0% |
| 2014 | – | 85.6% |
| 2013 | – | 85.2% |
| 2012 | – | 84.9% |
| 2011 | 98.6% | 84.7% |
| 2010 | – | 84.4% |
| 2009 | – | 83.8% |
| 2008 | – | 83.5% |
| 2007 | – | 83.1% |
| 2006 | – | 82.5% |
| 2005 | – | 82.6% |
| 2004 | – | 82.6% |
| 2003 | – | 82.2% |
| 2002 | 97.3% | 81.7% |
| 2001 | – | 81.4% |
| 2000 | – | 81.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 98.6% in 2011, a change of +0.6 percentage points.
- Since 1992, when it was 96.7%, the figure has changed by +2.5 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2021 was 87.2%.
More for Romania
All statistics for Romania
Primary school enrolment (gross)
84.9%
2023 · World Bank
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
19.2%
2025 · Eurostat
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
23.0%
2025 · Eurostat
Early leavers from education and training
15.5%
2025 · Eurostat
Adult participation in learning
10.2%
2025 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
17.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT