Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering … who in Romania
Romania: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering … who was 42.1% 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 42.1% for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Romania peaked at 43.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 32.1%, in 1999.
Romania ranks 25th of 113 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 … who in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 32.1% | — |
| 2000 | 35.1% | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 35.6% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 38.5% | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 40.0% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 38.6% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 40.1% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 43.8% | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 38.1% | -13.1% |
| 2010 | 40.7% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 43.2% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 41.1% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 41.4% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 41.7% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 41.2% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 42.7% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 41.8% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 42.5% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 43.0% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 42.1% | -2.1% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 42.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 34.8%, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Romania's 42.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.2%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.1% | 32.1% | 32.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 38.7% | 35.1% | 43.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 41.7% | 40.7% | 43.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 42.4% | 41.8% | 43.0% | 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 42.1% 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 43.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.1% in 1999.
- How does Romania rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Romania ranks 25th out of 113 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 2.5%. 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 who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release