Romania vs Sweden: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Romania
17.0%
in 2023
Sweden
17.7%
in 2023
Romania rank
23rd
Sweden rank
20th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Romania
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 17.7% against 17.0% in Romania, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Sweden ahead.
Romania ranks 23rd and Sweden ranks 20th of 124 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.5% | 20.6% | 2.0% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 16.6% | 18.9% | 2.4% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 18.3% | 0.9% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 18.2% | 1.0% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Romania or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 17.7% against 17.0% in Romania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Romania and Sweden?
- 0.7%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Sweden?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Romania and Sweden rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Romania ranks 23rd and Sweden ranks 20th 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