Hungary vs Romania: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Hungary
3.6%
in 2023
Romania
3.6%
in 2023
Hungary rank
70th
Romania rank
69th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Hungary
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 3.6% against 3.6% in Hungary, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Romania ahead.
Hungary ranks 70th and Romania ranks 69th of 121 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.5% | 4.8% | 2.3% | Romania |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 4.5% | 2.0% | Romania |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 4.3% | 0.5% | Hungary |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.7% | 0.1% | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Hungary or Romania?
- Romania, at 3.6% against 3.6% in Hungary as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Hungary and Romania?
- 0.0%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Romania?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Hungary and Romania rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Hungary ranks 70th and Romania ranks 69th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics 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