Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Romania
Romania: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 10.3% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Romania, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Romania recorded 10.3% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2016.
The figure is down 6.6% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Romania peaked at 14.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2001.
That places Romania 57th out of 98 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 9.3% | — |
| 2000 | 7.7% | -17.1% |
| 2001 | 7.2% | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 11.9% | +65.6% |
| 2005 | 11.3% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 9.6% | -15.3% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | +23.9% |
| 2008 | 7.2% | -39.3% |
| 2009 | 10.0% | +38.8% |
| 2010 | 8.8% | -12.7% |
| 2011 | 10.9% | +24.2% |
| 2013 | 14.6% | +33.8% |
| 2014 | 14.9% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 11.0% | -25.8% |
| 2016 | 10.3% | -6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.3% | 9.3% | 9.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.6% | 7.2% | 11.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 8.8% | 14.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More education data for Romania
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 125,405 (2023)
- 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)
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 10.3% in 2016, 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 14.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2001.
- How does Romania rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Romania ranks 57th out of 98 countries with data for 2016.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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 Health and Welfare programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed health and welfare programmes in the reference year.