Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering … male in Romania
Romania: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering … male was 41.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Romania, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Romania stood at 41.3%.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Romania peaked at 42.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 26.5%, in 2008.
That places Romania 26th out of 122 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.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering … male in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 34.9% | — |
| 2000 | 34.3% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 34.3% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 33.0% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 31.6% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 30.6% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 29.3% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 26.5% | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 36.0% | +36.1% |
| 2010 | 28.8% | -20.0% |
| 2011 | 31.1% | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 39.2% | +25.8% |
| 2014 | 39.7% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 39.6% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 40.8% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 42.0% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 41.4% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 41.4% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 40.4% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 41.3% | +2.3% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 41.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 37.8%, 1.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Romania's 41.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.8%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering … male in Romania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +36.1% | 26.5% | 36.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.9% | 34.9% | 34.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 32.0% | 26.5% | 36.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 37.3% | 28.8% | 42.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 41.1% | 40.4% | 41.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More education data for Romania
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 84.26 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 84.41 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 125,405 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14,415 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 267,679 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 254,147 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.43 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 873,154 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7448 % change on previous year (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 41.3% 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 42.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.5% in 2008.
- How does Romania rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Romania ranks 26th out of 122 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 5.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release