Primary school completion rate in Romania
The primary completion rate in Romania was 81.0% in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2001.
Romania, 2023
81.0%
Change from 2022
−1.9percentage points
European Union, 2023
97.4%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023
98.8%
Position in 2023
111th of 137
Primary school completion rate in Romania over time
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% of the relevant age group. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Romania | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 97.3% |
| 2023 | 81.0% | 97.4% |
| 2022 | 82.9% | 96.5% |
| 2021 | 88.9% | 97.2% |
| 2020 | 86.7% | 96.5% |
| 2019 | 87.6% | 96.5% |
| 2018 | 88.0% | 96.3% |
| 2017 | – | 97.4% |
| 2016 | 89.3% | 96.9% |
| 2015 | 93.0% | 97.7% |
| 2014 | – | 97.1% |
| 2013 | – | 97.6% |
| 2012 | 95.2% | 97.6% |
| 2011 | 98.3% | 98.4% |
| 2010 | 96.9% | 98.5% |
| 2009 | 95.7% | 98.7% |
| 2008 | 90.3% | 99.0% |
| 2007 | – | 98.9% |
| 2006 | 92.6% | 98.7% |
| 2005 | 92.5% | 98.9% |
| 2004 | 93.1% | 99.3% |
| 2003 | 96.1% | 98.9% |
| 2002 | 101.1% | 99.3% |
| 2001 | 105.0% | 100.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.9 percentage points from 82.9% in 2022.
- Since 2010, when it was 96.9%, the figure has changed by −16.0 percentage points.
- Among the 137 countries with data for 2023, Romania has the 111th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2023 was 97.4%.
More for Romania
All statistics for Romania
Primary school enrolment (gross)
84.9%
2023 · World Bank
Secondary school enrolment (gross)
81.6%
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