Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Romania
Romania: Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 42.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Romania, 1999–2023
Source: World Bank. Measured in %.
Analysis
Romania recorded 42.1% for female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in 2023.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Romania peaked at 43.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 32.1%, in 1999.
That places Romania 25th out of 113 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 32.1% | — |
| 2000 | 35.1% | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 35.6% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 38.5% | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 40.0% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 38.6% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 40.1% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 43.8% | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 38.1% | -13.1% |
| 2010 | 40.7% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 43.2% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 41.1% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 41.4% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 41.7% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 41.2% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 42.7% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 41.8% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 42.5% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 43.0% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 42.1% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.1% | 32.1% | 32.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 38.7% | 35.1% | 43.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 41.7% | 40.7% | 43.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 42.4% | 41.8% | 43.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More education data for Romania
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 47,769 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Romania?
- Female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Romania was 42.1% in 2023, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 43.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.1% in 1999.
- How does Romania rank for female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Romania ranks 25th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programmes, tertiary (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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