Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Romania

Romania: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary was 13.4% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
13.4%
World rank
90th
of 144 countries
All-time high
15.7%
in 1965
All-time low
7.0%
in 1970
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Romania, 1960–2010

0510151960198520101960: 11.21965: 15.71970: 71975: 9.41980: 10.91985: 12.11990: 14.41995: 13.92000: 11.62005: 10.42010: 13.4

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Romania stood at 13.4%.

That represents a change of up 15.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Romania peaked at 15.7% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 1970.

That places Romania 90th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary in Romania, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 11.2%
1965 15.7% +40.1%
1970 7.0% -55.4%
1975 9.4% +33.7%
1980 10.9% +17.0%
1985 12.1% +10.8%
1990 14.4% +18.5%
1995 13.9% -3.6%
2000 11.6% -16.0%
2005 10.4% -10.9%
2010 13.4% +29.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 13.4% 11.2% 15.7% 2
1970s 8.2% 7.0% 9.4% 2
1980s 11.5% 10.9% 12.1% 2
1990s 14.1% 13.9% 14.4% 2
2000s 11.0% 10.4% 11.6% 2
2010s 13.4% 13.4% 13.4% 1

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 87 Syrian Arab Republic 13.5% compare
  2. 88 Lithuania 13.5% compare
  3. 89 Poland 13.5% compare
  4. 91 Finland 13.3% compare
  5. 92 Togo 13.2% compare
  6. 93 Zambia 13.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Romania?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Romania was 13.4% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 15.7% in 1965.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 1970.
How does Romania rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary?
Romania ranks 90th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. 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 population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. 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 population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary