Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Romania
Romania: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 20.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Romania, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Romania is 20.5%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Romania peaked at 21.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2010.
Romania ranks 18th of 122 countries on this measure, 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 and in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 15.0% | — |
| 2000 | 16.8% | +11.7% |
| 2001 | 15.7% | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 15.4% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 15.8% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 13.3% | -15.8% |
| 2007 | 13.2% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 11.8% | -10.9% |
| 2009 | 14.8% | +25.8% |
| 2010 | 11.5% | -22.4% |
| 2011 | 14.8% | +28.3% |
| 2013 | 18.4% | +24.8% |
| 2014 | 19.7% | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 20.3% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 20.3% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 21.7% | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 20.6% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 21.0% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 20.3% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 20.5% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.0% | 15.0% | 15.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.6% | 11.8% | 16.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 11.5% | 21.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 20.3% | 21.0% | 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 20.5% 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 21.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2010.
- How does Romania rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Romania ranks 18th 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 11.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release