Romania vs Sweden: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Romania
7.3%
in 2023
Sweden
7.0%
in 2023
Romania rank
31st
Sweden rank
32nd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Romania
- Sweden
How they compare
Romania currently reports 7.3% against 7.0% in Sweden, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Sweden ahead.
Romania ranks 31st and Sweden ranks 32nd of 123 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 3.7% | 3.4% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 3.5% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 6.0% | 0.9% | Romania |
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?
- Romania, at 7.3% against 7.0% in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Romania and Sweden?
- 0.3%, with Romania 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 31st and Sweden ranks 32nd of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Information and Communication Technologies 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