Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Romania
Romania: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 26.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Romania, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Romania recorded 26.8% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Romania peaked at 40.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 26.4%, in 2020.
That places Romania 59th out of 124 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 35.2% | — |
| 2000 | 34.8% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 35.8% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 34.1% | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 37.4% | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 37.4% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 39.8% | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 34.3% | -13.8% |
| 2009 | 39.2% | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 32.3% | -17.7% |
| 2011 | 40.3% | +24.9% |
| 2013 | 27.7% | -31.2% |
| 2014 | 26.9% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 29.7% | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 28.4% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 26.7% | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 26.4% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 26.9% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 26.8% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 26.8% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.2% | 35.2% | 35.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 36.6% | 34.1% | 39.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 30.3% | 26.7% | 40.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 26.7% | 26.4% | 26.9% | 4 |
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More education data for Romania
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0458 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 873,154 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7448 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Romania?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Romania was 26.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 40.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.4% in 2020.
- How does Romania rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Romania ranks 59th out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release