Romania vs Sweden: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Romania
11.7%
in 2023
Sweden
11.8%
in 2023
Romania rank
31st
Sweden rank
29th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Romania
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 11.8% against 11.7% in Romania, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Sweden ahead.
Romania ranks 31st and Sweden ranks 29th of 121 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% | 4.8% | 4.8% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 6.4% | 5.9% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 6.8% | 1.6% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 10.4% | 0.7% | 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?
- Sweden, at 11.8% against 11.7% in Romania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Romania and Sweden?
- 0.1%, 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 31st and Sweden ranks 29th of 121 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, male (%). 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