Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Romania
Romania: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 5.7% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Romania, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Romania stood at 5.7%.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Romania peaked at 6.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2009.
That places Romania 34th out of 97 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6.0% | — |
| 2000 | 6.2% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 5.7% | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 5.0% | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | -8.9% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | +14.6% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | -30.3% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | +18.9% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | +20.2% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.0% | 6.0% | 6.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 3.5% | 6.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 4.1% | 5.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
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 5.7% 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 6.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2009.
- How does Romania rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Romania ranks 34th out of 97 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 26.2%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes in the reference year.