Upper secondary completion in Romania
In Romania, 83.8% of young people had completed upper secondary school by the expected age in 2021.
Romania, 2021
83.8%
Change from 2020
−0.6percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2021
87.5%
Upper secondary completion in Romania over time
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% of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Romania |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 83.8% |
| 2020 | 84.5% |
| 2019 | 84.6% |
| 2018 | 83.5% |
| 2017 | 81.0% |
| 2016 | 81.5% |
| 2015 | 80.3% |
| 2014 | 80.9% |
| 2013 | 81.2% |
| 2012 | 80.8% |
| 2011 | 81.0% |
| 2010 | 79.6% |
| 2009 | 79.0% |
| 2008 | 79.4% |
| 2007 | 78.9% |
| 2006 | 78.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.6 percentage points from 84.5% in 2020.
- Since 2011, when it was 81.0%, the figure has changed by +2.8 percentage points.
More for Romania
All statistics for Romania
Lower secondary completion
96.1%
2021 · UNESCO UIS
Early leavers from education and training
15.5%
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NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
19.2%
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Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
23.0%
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Adult participation in learning
10.2%
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ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
17.1%
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