Romania
Europe & Central Asia · High income· 19.07M inhabitants
Last updated: November 1, 2025
Futures readiness profile
Key insights: Romania
Romania performs close to the global average across every GEFRI dimension. While this provides an appearance of a measure of stability and adequacy among peers, it does not reflect the level of actualized ambition needed for future success. Much progress can still be made. To secure a leading position in education futures, the country should pursue bold reforms, invest in social and economic innovations, and adopt global best practices across all areas to leapfrog ahead.
Composite GEFRI Score
54.62
57th percentile
Higher scores indicate greater education futures readiness
Component scores
School Access and Gender Parity43.98
Near the global average · 38th %-tile
Infrastructure73.85
Above global avg. · 77th %-tile
Measures the availability and quality of basic digital and electrical infrastructure that supports education.
Governance54.52
Above global avg. · 69th %-tile
Captures the effectiveness and quality of policies, regulations, and governance that shape the educational environment.
Human Capital50.38
Near the global average · 50th %-tile
Assesses the educational attainment and capacity of a country’s population, focusing on access and completion at secondary and tertiary levels as well as literacy.
Innovation50.36
Above global avg. · 73rd %-tile
Reflects a country’s capacity to foster, produce, and apply new knowledge and technology in society and education.
Regional peers: Europe & Central Asia
| Global rank | Regional rank | Country | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Denmark | 82.72 |
| 3 | 2 | Netherlands | 79.50 |
| 6 | 3 | Switzerland | 78.78 |
| 8 | 4 | Sweden | 77.99 |
| 10 | 5 | United Kingdom | 77.59 |
| 11 | 6 | Finland | 77.58 |
| 12 | 7 | Austria | 77.38 |
| 13 | 8 | Germany | 77.04 |
| 14 | 9 | Norway | 76.90 |
| 15 | 10 | France | 76.11 |
| 20 | 11 | Estonia | 73.95 |
| 21 | 12 | Portugal | 73.86 |
| 22 | 13 | Czechia | 72.79 |
| 23 | 14 | Iceland | 72.58 |
| 24 | 15 | Slovenia | 72.40 |
| 25 | 16 | Lithuania | 72.38 |
| 26 | 17 | Belgium | 72.24 |
| — | — | Monaco(microstate) | 72.06 |
| 27 | 18 | Ireland | 71.86 |
| 28 | 19 | Poland | 71.55 |
| 29 | 20 | Spain | 70.94 |
| 30 | 21 | Luxembourg | 70.92 |
| 32 | 22 | Italy | 70.58 |
| 33 | 23 | Greece | 70.36 |
| 35 | 24 | Cyprus | 69.97 |
| — | — | Channel Islands(microstate) | 69.90 |
| — | — | Isle of Man(microstate) | 69.40 |
| 36 | 25 | Latvia | 69.26 |
| — | — | Liechtenstein(microstate) | 68.87 |
| — | — | Faroe Islands(microstate) | 68.81 |
| 37 | 26 | Hungary | 67.00 |
| — | — | Greenland(microstate) | 66.85 |
| 38 | 27 | Croatia | 66.82 |
| — | — | Andorra(microstate) | 65.72 |
| — | — | San Marino(microstate) | 65.04 |
| — | — | Gibraltar(microstate) | 64.69 |
| 40 | 28 | Bulgaria | 64.26 |
| 43 | 29 | Moldova | 63.71 |
| 45 | 30 | Serbia | 63.53 |
| 46 | 31 | Turkiye | 62.81 |
| 48 | 32 | Slovak Republic | 62.07 |
| 51 | 33 | Montenegro | 61.21 |
| 53 | 34 | Armenia | 60.65 |
| 55 | 35 | Russian Federation | 60.36 |
| 57 | 36 | Albania | 59.96 |
| 58 | 37 | Kosovo | 59.54 |
| 59 | 38 | North Macedonia | 59.53 |
| 60 | 39 | Kazakhstan | 59.36 |
| 63 | 40 | Georgia | 59.09 |
| 65 | 41 | Belarus | 57.96 |
| 66 | 42 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 57.65 |
| 70 | 43 | Uzbekistan | 56.74 |
| 77 | 44 | Romania | 54.62 |
| 79 | 45 | Kyrgyz Republic | 54.12 |
| 84 | 46 | Ukraine | 53.20 |
| 95 | 47 | Turkmenistan | 50.01 |
| 100 | 48 | Tajikistan | 49.38 |
| 104 | 49 | Azerbaijan | 48.36 |