School life expectancy, post-secondary … post-secondary adjusted in Romania
Romania: School life expectancy, post-secondary … post-secondary adjusted was 1.62 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Romania, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Romania stood at 1.62 GPIA.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Romania peaked at 1.66 GPIA in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.41 GPIA, in 2004.
That places Romania 7th out of 125 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
School life expectancy, post-secondary … post-secondary adjusted in Romania, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.42 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 1.44 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.42 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 1.41 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.44 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 1.5 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 1.64 GPIA | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 1.66 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.63 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 1.64 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.64 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.62 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.55 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 1.52 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 1.5 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.51 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.54 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.56 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.58 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.58 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.6 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 1.61 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.62 GPIA | +0.1% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 1.62 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.14 GPIA, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Romania's 1.62 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9559 GPIA, 1.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.51 GPIA | 1.41 GPIA | 1.66 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.56 GPIA | 1.5 GPIA | 1.64 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6 GPIA | 1.58 GPIA | 1.62 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More education data for Romania
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 84.26 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 84.41 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Romania?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Romania was 1.62 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.66 GPIA in 2008.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.41 GPIA in 2004.
- How does Romania rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender?
- Romania ranks 7th out of 125 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release