Italy vs Romania: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Italy
6.1%
in 2023
Romania
5.7%
in 2023
Italy rank
101st
Romania rank
103rd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Italy
- Romania
How they compare
Italy currently reports 6.1% against 5.7% in Romania, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 101st and Romania ranks 103rd of 126 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.1% | 2.3% | 2.8% | Italy |
| 2000s | 9.5% | 2.9% | 6.5% | Italy |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 3.2% | 2.0% | Italy |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 5.7% | 3.0% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Italy or Romania?
- Italy, at 6.1% against 5.7% in Romania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Italy and Romania?
- 0.4%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Romania?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Romania rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Italy ranks 101st 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