Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Romania
Romania: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 29.0% 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 29.0% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Romania peaked at 41.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 2023.
Romania ranks 45th of 122 countries on this measure, 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 | 39.2% | — |
| 2000 | 37.7% | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 38.2% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 36.1% | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 39.8% | +10.3% |
| 2006 | 38.8% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 41.2% | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 34.8% | -15.6% |
| 2009 | 41.8% | +20.1% |
| 2010 | 33.0% | -20.9% |
| 2011 | 41.2% | +24.7% |
| 2013 | 29.7% | -27.8% |
| 2014 | 30.1% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 33.9% | +12.8% |
| 2016 | 32.5% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 30.4% | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 29.6% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 29.3% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 29.1% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 29.0% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.2% | 39.2% | 39.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 38.5% | 34.8% | 41.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 33.0% | 29.7% | 41.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 29.2% | 29.0% | 29.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More education data for Romania
- 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)
- 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)
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 29.0% 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 41.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 2023.
- How does Romania rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Romania ranks 45th out of 122 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 2.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release