Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Romania
Romania: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and 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, Engineering and 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% |
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
- 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 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release