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

Romania: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary was 75.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
75.0%
World rank
13th
of 144 countries
All-time high
75.0%
in 2010
All-time low
16.2%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

204060801960198520101960: 16.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 20.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 29.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 41 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 47.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 56.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 66.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 68.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 71.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 71.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 75 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.

Analysis

Romania recorded 75.0% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Romania peaked at 75.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 16.2%, in 1960.

Romania ranks 13th 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: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Romania, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 16.2%
1965 20.7% +27.5%
1970 29.7% +43.4%
1975 41.0% +38.0%
1980 47.7% +16.5%
1985 56.2% +17.7%
1990 66.3% +18.0%
1995 68.9% +3.9%
2000 71.5% +3.9%
2005 71.6% +0.1%
2010 75.0% +4.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 18.5% 16.2% 20.7% 2
1970s 35.3% 29.7% 41.0% 2
1980s 52.0% 47.7% 56.2% 2
1990s 67.6% 66.3% 68.9% 2
2000s 71.6% 71.5% 71.6% 2
2010s 75.0% 75.0% 75.0% 1

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 10 Germany 77.1% compare
  2. 11 Republic of Moldova 75.6% compare
  3. 12 Kyrgyzstan 75.1% compare
  4. 14 Armenia 74.7% compare
  5. 15 Latvia 74.1% compare
  6. 16 Slovenia 73.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Romania?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Romania was 75.0% 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 secondary recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 75.0% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 16.2% in 1960.
How does Romania rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary?
Romania ranks 13th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Secondary
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 secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)