Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Romania
Romania: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 29.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Romania, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Romania recorded 29.0% for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Romania peaked at 30.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 2008.
That places Romania 27th out of 124 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.5% | 24.5% | 24.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 21.9% | 17.1% | 25.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 25.8% | 17.9% | 30.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 28.9% | 28.4% | 29.3% | 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 science, technology, engineering and in Romania?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Romania was 29.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 30.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 2008.
- How does Romania rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Romania ranks 27th out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. 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, published as part of Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release