Hungary vs Romania: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Hungary
22.7%
in 2023
Romania
23.5%
in 2023
Hungary rank
76th
Romania rank
73rd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Hungary
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 23.5% against 22.7% in Hungary, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Romania ahead.
Hungary ranks 76th and Romania ranks 73rd of 122 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.7% | 30.7% | 5.0% | Romania |
| 2000s | 30.4% | 33.5% | 3.1% | Romania |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 26.4% | 2.6% | Romania |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 23.1% | 1.9% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Hungary or Romania?
- Romania, at 23.5% against 22.7% in Hungary as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Hungary and Romania?
- 0.8%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Romania?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Hungary and Romania rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Hungary ranks 76th and Romania ranks 73rd of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release