Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Romania
Romania: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 5.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Romania, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Romania is 5.7%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 118.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Romania peaked at 5.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2010.
Romania ranks 103rd of 126 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.3% | — |
| 2000 | 1.8% | -23.5% |
| 2001 | 4.4% | +149.3% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | -19.9% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | -21.5% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | -15.8% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | +33.3% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | -40.3% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | -18.6% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | +51.9% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | +15.5% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | -25.8% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | +82.7% |
| 2016 | 4.2% | +17.2% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | +12.1% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | +13.6% |
| 2021 | 5.8% | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 5.8% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 5.7% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 1.8% | 4.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 1.5% | 4.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 5.3% | 5.8% | 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 (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 5.7% 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 5.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2010.
- How does Romania rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Romania ranks 103rd out of 126 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 up 118.8%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release