Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Romania
Romania: Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology was 65.6% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Romania, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
Romania recorded 65.6% for female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in 2016.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Romania peaked at 68.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 58.4%, in 2000.
That places Romania 41st out of 92 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 59.4% | — |
| 2000 | 58.4% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 61.5% | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 63.6% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 62.7% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 65.1% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 64.7% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 67.8% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 66.6% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 68.1% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 66.5% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 66.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 65.4% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 64.9% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 65.6% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.4% | 59.4% | 59.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 63.8% | 58.4% | 67.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 66.2% | 64.9% | 68.1% | 6 |
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More education data for Romania
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.76 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 44,527 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,242 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 298,137 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 240,583 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.33 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Romania?
- Female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Romania was 65.6% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
- What is the highest female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 68.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.4% in 2000.
- How does Romania rank for female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology?
- Romania ranks 41st out of 92 countries with data for 2016.
- Is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes, tertiary (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female share of graduates in the given field of education, tertiary is the number of female graduates expressed as a percentage of the total number of graduates in the given field of education from tertiary education.