Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Romania

Romania: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary was 1.8% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
1.8%
World rank
138th
of 144 countries
All-time high
3.7%
in 1965
All-time low
1.8%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Romania, 1960–2010

012341960198520101960: 3.71965: 3.71970: 3.61975: 3.41980: 3.11985: 2.91990: 2.11995: 22000: 22005: 22010: 1.8

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Romania is 1.8%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Romania peaked at 3.7% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2010.

Romania ranks 138th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary in Romania, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 3.7%
1965 3.7% +0.5%
1970 3.6% -1.6%
1975 3.4% -7.7%
1980 3.1% -6.6%
1985 2.9% -8.9%
1990 2.1% -26.3%
1995 2.0% -2.9%
2000 2.0% +0.5%
2005 2.0% +0.0%
2010 1.8% -13.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.7% 3.7% 3.7% 2
1970s 3.5% 3.4% 3.6% 2
1980s 3.0% 2.9% 3.1% 2
1990s 2.1% 2.0% 2.1% 2
2000s 2.0% 2.0% 2.0% 2
2010s 1.8% 1.8% 1.8% 1

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 135 Canada 2.3% compare
  2. 136 Hungary 2.1% compare
  3. 137 United States of America 1.9% compare
  4. 139 Slovakia 1.1% compare
  5. 140 Afghanistan 0.6% compare
  6. 140 Czechia 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Romania?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Romania was 1.8% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 1965.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2010.
How does Romania rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary?
Romania ranks 138th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary
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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Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary