Finland vs Romania: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math

Finland
28.1%
in 2018
Romania
28.8%
in 2016
Finland rank
18th
Romania rank
15th

Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math over time

  • Finland
  • Romania
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 28.8% against 28.1% in Finland, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 18th and Romania ranks 15th of 98 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Romania Difference Ahead
1990s 30.0% 24.5% 5.5% Finland
2000s 29.3% 23.9% 5.4% Finland
2010s 29.0% 25.1% 3.9% Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math, Finland or Romania?
Romania, at 28.8% against 28.1% in Finland as of 2016.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math between Finland and Romania?
0.7%, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Romania?
11 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do Finland and Romania rank globally for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math?
Finland ranks 18th and Romania ranks 15th of 98 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
98 places, 1,157 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in the reference year.