School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Romania
Romania: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender 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 123 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 non-tertiary, adjusted gender 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% |
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
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 47,769 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 84.95 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 84.9% (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 123 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