Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Romania
Gross tertiary enrolment in Romania was 55.2% in 2023.
Romania, 2023
55.2%
Change from 2022
−3.1percentage points
European Union, 2023
79.5%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023
80.0%
Position in 2023
60th of 128
Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Romania over time
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% of the population in the five years after secondary school age. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Romania | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 79.5% |
| 2023 | 55.2% | 79.5% |
| 2022 | 58.2% | 79.6% |
| 2021 | 55.3% | 77.9% |
| 2020 | 53.5% | 75.0% |
| 2019 | 52.4% | 74.0% |
| 2018 | 52.0% | 72.9% |
| 2017 | 50.5% | 71.8% |
| 2016 | 49.9% | 70.5% |
| 2015 | 49.4% | 69.8% |
| 2014 | 51.1% | 68.7% |
| 2013 | 51.4% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | 55.0% | 67.4% |
| 2011 | 66.8% | 67.5% |
| 2010 | 75.2% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | 81.5% | 65.6% |
| 2008 | 73.4% | 64.5% |
| 2007 | 60.3% | 63.5% |
| 2006 | 54.1% | 62.8% |
| 2005 | 45.5% | 61.6% |
| 2004 | 41.8% | 60.0% |
| 2003 | 38.9% | 58.0% |
| 2002 | 33.7% | 55.7% |
| 2001 | 28.1% | 53.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −3.1 percentage points from 58.2% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 51.4%, the figure has changed by +3.8 percentage points.
- Among the 128 countries with data for 2023, Romania has the 60th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2023 was 79.5%.
More for Romania
All statistics for Romania
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
23.0%
2025 · Eurostat
Primary school enrolment (gross)
84.9%
2023 · World Bank
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
19.2%
2025 · Eurostat
Early leavers from education and training
15.5%
2025 · Eurostat
Adult participation in learning
10.2%
2025 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
17.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT