Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Romania
Romania: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 8.6% 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 8.6%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 103.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Romania peaked at 8.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2000.
That places Romania 96th out of 124 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 2.8% | — |
| 2000 | 1.1% | -62.4% |
| 2001 | 5.7% | +444.7% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | -16.7% |
| 2005 | 3.8% | -20.4% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | -12.3% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | +34.2% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | -35.1% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | -26.1% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | +58.8% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | +24.9% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | -23.9% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | +71.8% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | +16.7% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | +10.1% |
| 2020 | 7.9% | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 8.7% | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 8.6% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 1.1% | 5.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 2.1% | 7.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 7.9% | 8.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More education data for Romania
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.6% (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 8.6% 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 8.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2000.
- How does Romania rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Romania ranks 96th 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 up 103.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release