Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Romania
Romania: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. was 1.2% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Romania, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Romania is 1.2%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Romania peaked at 4.3% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2010.
That places Romania 140th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.3% | — |
| 1965 | 4.2% | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 3.7% | -13.0% |
| 1975 | 3.1% | -14.9% |
| 1980 | 2.8% | -9.3% |
| 1985 | 2.5% | -10.9% |
| 1990 | 1.9% | -24.1% |
| 1995 | 1.7% | -9.9% |
| 2000 | 1.6% | -9.8% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -13.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 3.4% | 3.1% | 3.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More education data for Romania
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0458 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Romania?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Romania was 1.2% 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 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2010.
- How does Romania rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling.?
- Romania ranks 140th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. 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 population age 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary