Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Romania
Romania: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Romania, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Romania stood at 1.8%.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Romania peaked at 2.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2000.
That places Romania 5th out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Romania, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.4% | — |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -69.8% |
| 2001 | 1.5% | +267.3% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | -11.8% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | +22.2% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.4% | 1.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More education data for Romania
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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 years (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 1.8% 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 2.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2000.
- How does Romania rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Romania ranks 5th out of 121 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 6.4%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release