Tertiary education enrollment — all countries

Tertiary education enrollment — Romania

Tertiary education enrollment in Romania in 2023 — 55.2%. Ranked 60 in the world out of 128. Since 2001, the indicator has risen by 27.1 pp.

2023 55.2% −3.1 pp vs 2022
World rank 60of 128
Period maximum 81.5%2009
Period minimum 28.1%2001

Trend over time

2001–2023 · % (gross ratio)

Tertiary education enrollment — Romania, 2001–20230255075100200120042007201020132016201920222001: 28.1%2002: 33.7%2003: 38.9%2004: 41.8%2005: 45.5%2006: 54.1%2007: 60.3%2008: 73.4%2009: 81.5%2010: 75.2%2011: 66.8%2012: 55%2013: 51.4%2014: 51.1%2015: 49.4%2016: 49.9%2017: 50.5%2018: 52%2019: 52.4%2020: 53.5%2021: 55.3%2022: 58.2%2023: 55.2%
Change over the period: +27.1 pp Annual average: 1.23 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Romania

Romania 55.2%
World 43.2%
Eastern Europe computed 83.1%
High-income countries computed 81.9%
Tertiary education enrollment — Romania, by year Romania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 55.2 −3.1 pp
2022 58.2 +3 pp
2021 55.3 +1.8 pp
2020 53.5 +1 pp
2019 52.4 +0.4 pp
2018 52 +1.5 pp
2017 50.5 +0.6 pp
2016 49.9 +0.6 pp
2015 49.4 −1.7 pp
2014 51.1 −0.3 pp
2013 51.4 −3.6 pp
2012 55 −11.8 pp
2011 66.8 −8.4 pp
2010 75.2 −6.3 pp
2009 81.5 +8.1 pp
2008 73.4 +13.2 pp
2007 60.3 +6.1 pp
2006 54.1 +8.7 pp
2005 45.5 +3.7 pp
2004 41.8 +2.9 pp
2003 38.9 +5.2 pp
2002 33.7 +5.6 pp
2001 28.1

About the indicator

The gross tertiary enrollment ratio — the number of students at universities and colleges (ISCED 5–8) as a percentage of the population in the five-year age interval that follows the end of school. It can exceed 100% because of older students and students from abroad, so in countries that act as magnets for international students the indicator is overstated.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.