Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Romania

Romania: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female was 6.51 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
6.51
World rank
10th
of 144 countries
All-time high
6.76
in 2000
All-time low
4.18
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Romania, 1960–2010

02461960198520101960: 4.21965: 4.51970: 51975: 5.51980: 5.91985: 6.31990: 6.31995: 6.52000: 6.82005: 6.62010: 6.5

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

Romania recorded 6.51 for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in 2010.

That represents a change of down 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Romania peaked at 6.76 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.18, in 1960.

Romania ranks 10th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Romania, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 4.18
1965 4.47 +6.9%
1970 4.97 +11.2%
1975 5.55 +11.7%
1980 5.91 +6.5%
1985 6.32 +6.9%
1990 6.32 +0.0%
1995 6.54 +3.5%
2000 6.76 +3.4%
2005 6.59 -2.5%
2010 6.51 -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4.32 4.18 4.47 2
1970s 5.26 4.97 5.55 2
1980s 6.12 5.91 6.32 2
1990s 6.43 6.32 6.54 2
2000s 6.67 6.59 6.76 2
2010s 6.51 6.51 6.51 1

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 7 Ireland 6.64 compare
  2. 8 Croatia 6.59 compare
  3. 9 Argentina 6.53 compare
  4. 11 Fiji 6.47 compare
  5. 11 Slovenia 6.47 compare
  6. 13 New Zealand 6.46 compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Romania?
Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Romania was 6.51 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 6.76 in 2000.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 4.18 in 1960.
How does Romania rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female?
Romania ranks 10th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Romania data come from?
The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Average years of primary schooling, 15+, female is the average years of primary education completed among females over age 15.