Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Romania

Romania: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary was 86.9% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
86.9%
World rank
17th
of 144 countries
All-time high
95.5%
in 1990
All-time low
36.6%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Romania, 1960–2010

0204060801001960198520101960: 36.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 42.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 78.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 83.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 87.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 86.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 95.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 81 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 87.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 69.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 86.9 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 86.9% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in 2010.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Romania peaked at 95.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 36.6%, in 1960.

That places Romania 17th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Romania, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 36.6%
1965 42.1% +15.2%
1970 78.6% +86.7%
1975 83.2% +5.9%
1980 87.2% +4.8%
1985 86.6% -0.7%
1990 95.5% +10.3%
1995 81.0% -15.2%
2000 87.8% +8.4%
2005 69.4% -21.0%
2010 86.9% +25.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 39.3% 36.6% 42.1% 2
1970s 80.9% 78.6% 83.2% 2
1980s 86.9% 86.6% 87.2% 2
1990s 88.2% 81.0% 95.5% 2
2000s 78.6% 69.4% 87.8% 2
2010s 86.9% 86.9% 86.9% 1

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 14 Denmark 88.6% compare
  2. 15 Hungary 88.4% compare
  3. 16 Switzerland 88.1% compare
  4. 18 Guyana 84.9% compare
  5. 19 Israel 83.2% compare
  6. 19 Lithuania 83.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Romania?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Romania was 86.9% 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 20-24 with secondary recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 95.5% in 1990.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 36.6% in 1960.
How does Romania rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary?
Romania ranks 17th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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 20-24 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 20-24 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 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)