Lithuania vs Romania: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Lithuania
7.7%
in 2023
Romania
8.6%
in 2023
Lithuania rank
99th
Romania rank
96th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Lithuania
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 8.6% against 7.7% in Lithuania, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Lithuania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Lithuania ahead.
Lithuania ranks 99th and Romania ranks 96th of 124 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.2% | 2.8% | 20.4% | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 19.1% | 3.7% | 15.4% | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 4.6% | 6.6% | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 8.5% | 0.6% | Romania |
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 8.6% against 7.7% in Lithuania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Lithuania and Romania?
- 0.9%, 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 99th and Romania ranks 96th of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, female (%). 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