Lithuania vs Romania: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Lithuania
5.5%
in 2023
Romania
5.7%
in 2023
Lithuania rank
105th
Romania rank
103rd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Lithuania
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 5.7% against 5.5% in Lithuania, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Lithuania ahead.
Lithuania ranks 105th and Romania ranks 103rd of 126 countries.
Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.8% | 2.3% | 14.5% | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 15.1% | 2.8% | 12.3% | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 3.0% | 5.8% | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 5.7% | 0.2% | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Lithuania or Romania?
- Romania, at 5.7% against 5.5% in Lithuania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Lithuania and Romania?
- 0.2%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Romania?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Lithuania and Romania rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Lithuania ranks 105th 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