Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Romania
Romania: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science was 79.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Romania, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Romania recorded 79.5% for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in 2023.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Romania peaked at 88.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 78.3%, in 2019.
That places Romania 104th out of 122 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 82.5% | — |
| 2000 | 78.3% | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 82.2% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 82.6% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 82.5% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 84.9% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 86.4% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 88.2% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 85.2% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 88.5% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 85.2% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 81.6% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 80.3% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 79.7% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 79.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 78.3% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 79.4% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 79.0% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 79.7% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 79.5% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.5% | 82.5% | 82.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 83.8% | 78.3% | 88.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 81.9% | 78.3% | 88.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 79.4% | 79.0% | 79.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More education data for Romania
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 84.95 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 84.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Romania?
- Percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Romania was 79.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 88.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.3% in 2019.
- How does Romania rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Romania ranks 104th out of 122 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release