Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math in Romania

Romania: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math was 28.8% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
28.8%
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
15th
of 98 countries
All-time high
28.8%
in 2016
All-time low
17.1%
in 2008
Years of data
15
1999–2016

Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math in Romania, 1999–2016

01020301999200720161999: 24.5 %2000: 25.1 %2001: 24.1 %2004: 23 %2005: 22.5 %2006: 20.3 %2007: 19.7 %2008: 17.1 %2009: 23.3 %2010: 17.9 %2011: 21.1 %2013: 26.8 %2014: 28 %2015: 28.3 %2016: 28.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Romania recorded 28.8% for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math in 2016. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 41.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math in Romania peaked at 28.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 2008.

That places Romania 15th out of 98 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 24.5% 24.5% 24.5% 1
2000s 21.9% 17.1% 25.1% 8
2010s 25.1% 17.9% 28.8% 6

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 12 Korea, Rep. 29.3% compare
  2. 13 Portugal 29.1% compare
  3. 14 Eritrea 29.0% compare
  4. 16 Serbia 28.4% compare
  5. 17 Greece 28.3% compare
  6. 18 Finland 28.1% compare

See the full ranking of 98 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math in Romania?
Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math in Romania was 28.8% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 28.8% in 2016.
What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 2008.
How does Romania rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math?
Romania ranks 15th out of 98 countries with data for 2016.
Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.5%. 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 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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