Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Romania
Romania: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 3.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
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 3.6%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Romania peaked at 5.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2023.
Romania ranks 69th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4.8% | — |
| 2000 | 4.5% | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 4.5% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 4.5% | -11.4% |
| 2006 | 4.6% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | -10.3% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | -16.1% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | +21.3% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | +17.3% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | -14.0% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 3.7% | 5.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 3.9% | 4.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More education data for Romania
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 873,154 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7448 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0458 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 422,100 (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 3.6% 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 5.1% in 2004.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2023.
- How does Romania rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Romania ranks 69th 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 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release