Croatia vs Romania: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Croatia
17.5%
in 2023
Romania
17.0%
in 2023
Croatia rank
21st
Romania rank
23rd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Croatia
- Romania
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 17.5% against 17.0% in Romania, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Croatia ahead.
Croatia ranks 21st and Romania ranks 23rd of 124 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.9% | 18.5% | 0.4% | Croatia |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 16.4% | 1.7% | Romania |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 17.8% | 2.5% | Romania |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 17.1% | 1.0% | Croatia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Croatia or Romania?
- Croatia, at 17.5% against 17.0% in Romania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Croatia and Romania?
- 0.5%, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Romania?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Croatia and Romania rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Croatia ranks 21st and Romania ranks 23rd of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction 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