Italy vs Romania: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Italy
14.5%
in 2023
Romania
14.6%
in 2023
Italy rank
66th
Romania rank
65th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Italy
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 14.6% against 14.5% in Italy, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 66th and Romania ranks 65th of 122 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 | 17.5% | 10.9% | 6.6% | Italy |
| 2000s | 16.3% | 11.0% | 5.3% | Italy |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 14.7% | 1.9% | Italy |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 14.1% | 0.2% | 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?
- Romania, at 14.6% against 14.5% in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Italy and Romania?
- 0.1%, with Romania 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 66th and Romania ranks 65th of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Health and Welfare 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