Romania vs Sweden: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female

Romania
9,679 number
in 2018
Sweden
9,487 number
in 2018
Romania rank
33rd
Sweden rank
34th

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female over time

  • Romania
  • Sweden
05.0k10.0k15.0k199820082018

How they compare

Romania currently reports 9,679 number against 9,487 number in Sweden, a difference of 192 number.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Sweden ahead.

Romania ranks 33rd and Sweden ranks 34th of 131 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 0 number 7,740 number 7,740 number Sweden
2000s 8,330 number 9,948 number 1,618 number Sweden
2010s 10,781 number 10,066 number 715.44 number Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female, Romania or Sweden?
Romania, at 9,679 number against 9,487 number in Sweden as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female between Romania and Sweden?
192 number, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Sweden?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Romania and Sweden rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female?
Romania ranks 33rd and Sweden ranks 34th of 131 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 2,886 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the doctoral or equivalent (ISCED 8) level.