Primary completion rate, total in Romania

Romania: Primary completion rate, total was 81.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
81.0%
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
144th
of 189 countries
All-time high
105.0%
in 2001
All-time low
81.0%
in 2023
Years of data
19
2001–2023

Primary completion rate, total in Romania, 2001–2023

02550751002001201220232001: 105 % of relevant age group2002: 101.1 % of relevant age group2003: 96.1 % of relevant age group2004: 93.1 % of relevant age group2005: 92.5 % of relevant age group2006: 92.6 % of relevant age group2008: 90.3 % of relevant age group2009: 95.7 % of relevant age group2010: 96.9 % of relevant age group2011: 98.3 % of relevant age group2012: 95.2 % of relevant age group2015: 93 % of relevant age group2016: 89.3 % of relevant age group2018: 88 % of relevant age group2019: 87.6 % of relevant age group2020: 86.7 % of relevant age group2021: 88.9 % of relevant age group2022: 82.9 % of relevant age group2023: 81 % of relevant age group

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.

Analysis

Romania recorded 81.0% for primary completion rate, total in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Romania peaked at 105.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 81.0%, in 2023.

That places Romania 144th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 95.8% 90.3% 105.0% 8
2010s 92.6% 87.6% 98.3% 7
2020s 84.9% 81.0% 88.9% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is primary completion rate, total in Romania?
Primary completion rate, total in Romania was 81.0% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 105.0% in 2001.
What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 81.0% in 2023.
How does Romania rank for primary completion rate, total?
Romania ranks 144th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Romania data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)
Unit
% of relevant age group
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 6,786 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.