Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25-29, total in Romania
Romania: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25-29, total was 11.94 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25-29, total in Romania, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, total in Romania stood at 11.94. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, total in Romania peaked at 11.94 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.36, in 1965.
Romania ranks 39th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25-29, total in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.73 | — |
| 1965 | 6.36 | -5.5% |
| 1970 | 8.55 | +34.4% |
| 1975 | 9.46 | +10.6% |
| 1980 | 10.73 | +13.4% |
| 1985 | 11.44 | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 11.53 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 11.57 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 11.28 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 11.35 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 11.94 | +5.2% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 11.94 is below the median for high income countries, which is 12.29, 97% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Romania's 11.94 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.28, 97% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.54 | 6.36 | 6.73 | 2 |
| 1970s | 9.01 | 8.55 | 9.46 | 2 |
| 1980s | 11.09 | 10.73 | 11.44 | 2 |
| 1990s | 11.55 | 11.53 | 11.57 | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.31 | 11.28 | 11.35 | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.94 | 11.94 | 11.94 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More education data for Romania
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 84.26 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 84.41 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 125,405 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14,415 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 267,679 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 254,147 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.43 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 873,154 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7448 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, total in Romania?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, total in Romania was 11.94 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, total recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 11.94 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, total recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.36 in 1965.
- How does Romania rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, total?
- Romania ranks 39th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, total rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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 total schooling, age 25-29, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 25-29, total is the average years of education completed among people age 25-29.