Romania
Last updated August 4, 2026
Composite GEFRI Score
Infrastructure is a strength, but Access & Parity lags
Romania shows progressing readiness to meet the challenges and opportunities of education in a rapidly changing world (56th percentile worldwide). Reforms are translating into broader capability, though uneven performance continues to slow system-wide alignment.
- Global percentile
- 56th
- Global rank
- #78
- Regional rank
- #43
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Country profile
Romania shows progressing readiness, with important strengths but continued gaps across the system. Most dimension scores sit close to global norms, without a single dimension standing far above the rest.
Uneven scores across dimensions show where readiness conditions are less aligned. High internet adoption enables broad participation in digital learning and innovation.
R&D investment remains modest, affecting long-term innovation potential. Gender parity across secondary pathways reflects sustained commitment to equitable participation.
School Access and Gender Parity presents a near-term leapfrog opportunity: performance is just below the global average, backed by enough observed data to support forward planning. Regionally, School Access and Gender Parity lags peers the most, signalling where investment could have the highest impact.
Key insights
Places 78th worldwide.
Holds a regional position of 43rd within Europe & Central Asia.
Scores range from Infrastructure (87.1) to Access & Parity (56.2), reflecting variation across dimensions.
Trails regional peers most clearly in Access & Parity.
Regional peers: Europe & Central Asia
Composite GEFRI Score