Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Romania
Romania: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 10.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Romania, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Romania recorded 10.9% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Romania peaked at 13.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2008.
That places Romania 9th out of 123 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8.0% | — |
| 2000 | 9.1% | +13.5% |
| 2001 | 9.0% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 10.0% | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 10.5% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 8.8% | -16.2% |
| 2007 | 7.9% | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 5.7% | -26.9% |
| 2009 | 11.1% | +94.2% |
| 2010 | 7.3% | -34.9% |
| 2011 | 10.0% | +38.5% |
| 2013 | 13.2% | +31.6% |
| 2014 | 13.9% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 10.8% | -22.3% |
| 2016 | 10.9% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 12.2% | +11.2% |
| 2020 | 10.9% | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 11.5% | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 10.7% | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 10.9% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.0% | 8.0% | 8.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 5.7% | 11.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 7.3% | 13.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 10.7% | 11.5% | 4 |
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More education data for Romania
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 422,100 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7045 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0221 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 451,054 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7825 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0237 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.43 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.43 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 47,769 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.36 % 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 10.9% 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 13.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2008.
- How does Romania rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Romania ranks 9th out of 123 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 17.5%. 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 Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release