Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Romania

Romania: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index was 0.9773 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
0.9773 GPI
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
128th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPI
in 2000
All-time low
0.9773 GPI
in 2018
Years of data
23
1996–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Romania, 1996–2018

00.250.50.7511996200720181996: 0.998 GPI1997: 0.999 GPI1998: 1 GPI1999: 1 GPI2000: 1 GPI2001: 1 GPI2002: 1 GPI2003: 0.999 GPI2004: 0.993 GPI2005: 0.987 GPI2006: 0.985 GPI2007: 0.987 GPI2008: 0.991 GPI2009: 0.991 GPI2010: 0.989 GPI2011: 0.989 GPI2012: 0.981 GPI2013: 0.977 GPI2014: 0.98 GPI2015: 0.98 GPI2016: 0.978 GPI2017: 0.982 GPI2018: 0.977 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Romania stood at 0.9773 GPI. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Romania peaked at 1.01 GPI in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.9773 GPI, in 2018.

That places Romania 128th out of 188 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Romania, 1996 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1996 0.9978 GPI
1997 0.9986 GPI +0.1%
1998 0.9997 GPI +0.1%
1999 1.01 GPI +0.6%
2000 1.01 GPI +0.1%
2001 1.01 GPI -0.0%
2002 1 GPI -0.5%
2003 0.9986 GPI -0.2%
2004 0.9935 GPI -0.5%
2005 0.9868 GPI -0.7%
2006 0.9847 GPI -0.2%
2007 0.9867 GPI +0.2%
2008 0.9906 GPI +0.4%
2009 0.991 GPI +0.0%
2010 0.9892 GPI -0.2%
2011 0.9893 GPI +0.0%
2012 0.9812 GPI -0.8%
2013 0.9774 GPI -0.4%
2014 0.9805 GPI +0.3%
2015 0.9798 GPI -0.1%
2016 0.9782 GPI -0.2%
2017 0.9824 GPI +0.4%
2018 0.9773 GPI -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1 GPI 0.9978 GPI 1.01 GPI 4
2000s 0.9945 GPI 0.9847 GPI 1.01 GPI 10
2010s 0.9817 GPI 0.9773 GPI 0.9893 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 125 United Arab Emirates 0.9797 GPI compare
  2. 126 Denmark 0.9789 GPI compare
  3. 127 Portugal 0.9778 GPI compare
  4. 129 Uzbekistan 0.9764 GPI compare
  5. 130 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.9763 GPI compare
  6. 131 Belize 0.9759 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Romania?
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Romania was 0.9773 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 2000.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9773 GPI in 2018.
How does Romania rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index?
Romania ranks 128th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Romania data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,598 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for lower secondary to the male gross enrolment ratio for lower secondary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.