Norway vs Romania: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Norway
7.1%
in 2023
Romania
7.4%
in 2023
Norway rank
33rd
Romania rank
31st
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Norway
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 7.4% against 7.1% in Norway, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 33rd and Romania ranks 31st of 122 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.3% | 3.8% | 0.5% | Norway |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 3.6% | 1.5% | Norway |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 6.6% | 1.4% | Norway |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 7.8% | 0.4% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Norway or Romania?
- Romania, at 7.4% against 7.1% in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Norway and Romania?
- 0.3%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Romania?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Norway and Romania rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Norway ranks 33rd and Romania ranks 31st of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Services 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