Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Romania
Romania: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 7.4% 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 7.4%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.6% on the previous year and up 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Romania peaked at 9.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2009.
That places Romania 31st out of 122 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 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 | 3.8% | — |
| 2000 | 4.0% | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 3.8% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | -14.0% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | -13.8% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | -10.7% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | +91.5% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | -17.2% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | -38.2% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | +28.0% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | +19.6% |
| 2013 | 5.5% | +43.8% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 8.2% | +53.2% |
| 2016 | 9.5% | +15.5% |
| 2019 | 8.0% | -15.0% |
| 2020 | 8.0% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 7.9% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 7.4% | -7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 2.5% | 4.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 3.2% | 9.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 7.4% | 8.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 28 Kazakhstan 7.8% compare
- 29 El Salvador 7.7% compare
- 30 Hungary 7.4% compare
- 32 Azerbaijan 7.3% compare
- 33 Norway 7.1% compare
- 34 Switzerland 6.5% compare
More education data for Romania
- 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 694,968 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 730,368 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.42 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 521,826 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.7585 % 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 7.4% 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 9.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2009.
- How does Romania rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Romania ranks 31st out of 122 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 35.4%. 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 Services programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release