First-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in Romania
Romania: First-time graduates by education level, sex and age group was 149,900 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
149,900
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
6th
of 30 countries
All-time high
189,855
in 2015
All-time low
143,393
in 2023
Years of data
10
2015–2024
First-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in Romania, 2015–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Romania recorded 149,900 for first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in 2024.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in Romania peaked at 189,855 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 143,393, in 2023.
That places Romania 6th out of 30 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
First-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 189,855 | — |
| 2016 | 152,741 | -19.5% |
| 2017 | 153,590 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 148,653 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 149,236 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 148,005 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 144,213 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 146,098 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 143,393 | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 149,900 | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 158,815 | 148,653 | 189,855 | 5 |
| 2020s | 146,322 | 143,393 | 149,900 | 5 |
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More education data for Romania
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in Romania?
- First-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in Romania was 149,900 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 189,855 in 2015.
- What is the lowest first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 143,393 in 2023.
- How does Romania rank for first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group?
- Romania ranks 6th out of 30 countries with data for 2024.
- Is first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of First-time graduates by education level, sex and age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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