Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted in Romania
Romania: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted was 0.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Romania, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Romania stood at 0.5%.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Romania peaked at 0.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2010.
That places Romania 32nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted in Romania, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.4% | — |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +13.4% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -13.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +18.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -1.2% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4%, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 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 0.5% 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 0.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2010.
- How does Romania rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Romania ranks 32nd out of 120 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 5.9%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release