Denmark vs Romania: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Denmark
5.3%
in 2023
Romania
5.7%
in 2023
Denmark rank
106th
Romania rank
103rd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Denmark
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 5.7% against 5.3% in Denmark, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 106th and Romania ranks 103rd of 126 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.5% | 2.3% | 7.2% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 2.8% | 5.8% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 3.0% | 4.0% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 5.6% | 0.4% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Denmark or Romania?
- Romania, at 5.7% against 5.3% in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Denmark and Romania?
- 0.4%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Romania?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Romania rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Denmark ranks 106th and Romania ranks 103rd of 126 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, both sexes (%). 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