Italy vs Romania: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Italy
36.8%
in 2023
Romania
38.0%
in 2023
Italy rank
169th
Romania rank
168th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Italy
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 38.0% against 36.8% in Italy, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 169th and Romania ranks 168th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.3% | 21.2% | 5.1% | Italy |
| 2000s | 46.3% | 28.1% | 18.2% | Italy |
| 2010s | 32.3% | 33.8% | 1.5% | Romania |
| 2020s | 36.4% | 37.5% | 1.1% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in, Italy or Romania?
- Romania, at 38.0% against 36.8% in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Italy and Romania?
- 1.2%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Romania?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Romania rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Italy ranks 169th and Romania ranks 168th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general 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