Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Romania

Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Romania was 55.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is down 3.1 pts from 2022. That is the 24th highest of 26 EU countries in 2023.

202355.2%
Change on 2022-3.1 pts
Rank24th of 26EU countries ranked
Series high81.52009
Series low28.12001

Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Romania, 2001 to 2023

204060801002001200520092013201720232001: 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 %
%. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR) via World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-08.
All 23 values
Period%
202355.2
202258.2
202155.3
202053.5
201952.4
201852
201750.5
201649.9
201549.4
201451.1
201351.4
201255
201166.8
201075.2
200981.5
200873.4
200760.3
200654.1
200545.5
200441.8
200338.9
200233.7
200128.1

Rankings

Definition

Students enrolled in tertiary education (ISCED levels 5 to 8), of any age, as a percentage of the population in the five-year age group that follows the official secondary school leaving age. UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

A gross ratio: students outside the reference ages and students from abroad are counted, so it can exceed 100%. It counts students, not graduates; for degree holders in the United States see bachelors_degree_share.

How to cite

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR). Retrieved through World Bank World Development Indicators (data.worldbank.org). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.TER.ENRR. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. UIS does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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What is the tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Romania?

Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Romania was 55.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is down 3.1 pts from 2022. That is the 24th highest of 26 EU countries in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics. School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Romania?

81.5% in 2009, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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