The ranking scores each country according to the potential reached by an 18-year old person, through education on other conditions in their birth country.
Romania earned a 0.60 score in the ranking, slightly above the 0.57 average, scoring 0.58 for boys and 0.63 for girls.
The research notes that Romania has a population of 19.59 million, with a 99% chance of surviving the age of 5 and a school test average score of 452, with the global one ranging between 300 and 625.
The Republic of Moldova ranks 75th.
The ranking is dominated by South-East Asian countries, with Singapore, South Korea and Japan holding the top three spots, while the worst potential for human development is recorded in Niger (155th), South Sudan (156th) and Chad (157th).