School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Romania

Romania: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 0.9982 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
0.9982 GPI
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
101st
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.02 GPI
in 1995
All-time low
0.9558 GPI
in 1972
Years of data
32
1971–2018

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Romania, 1971–2018

00.250.50.7511971199420181971: 0.959 GPI1972: 0.956 GPI1973: 0.957 GPI1974: 0.96 GPI1989: 0.98 GPI1990: 0.98 GPI1991: 0.997 GPI1992: 1 GPI1993: 0.998 GPI1994: 1 GPI1995: 1 GPI1996: 1 GPI1997: 1 GPI1998: 1 GPI1999: 1 GPI2000: 1 GPI2001: 1 GPI2002: 1 GPI2003: 1 GPI2004: 1 GPI2005: 1 GPI2006: 1 GPI2007: 0.998 GPI2008: 0.993 GPI2009: 0.994 GPI2010: 0.989 GPI2011: 0.986 GPI2012: 0.987 GPI2015: 0.995 GPI2016: 0.994 GPI2017: 0.997 GPI2018: 0.998 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2018, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Romania stood at 0.9982 GPI.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Romania peaked at 1.02 GPI in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.9558 GPI, in 1972.

That places Romania 101st out of 193 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Romania, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Romania, 1971 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1971 0.9591 GPI
1972 0.9558 GPI -0.3%
1973 0.9575 GPI +0.2%
1974 0.9602 GPI +0.3%
1989 0.9801 GPI +2.1%
1990 0.98 GPI -0.0%
1991 0.9969 GPI +1.7%
1992 1 GPI +0.6%
1993 0.9977 GPI -0.5%
1994 1.01 GPI +1.7%
1995 1.02 GPI +0.2%
1996 1.01 GPI -0.5%
1997 1 GPI -0.9%
1998 1.01 GPI +0.7%
1999 1.01 GPI +0.2%
2000 1.01 GPI +0.0%
2001 1.01 GPI -0.2%
2002 1.01 GPI +0.0%
2003 1.01 GPI -0.1%
2004 1.01 GPI -0.1%
2005 1.01 GPI -0.1%
2006 1 GPI -0.3%
2007 0.9978 GPI -0.6%
2008 0.993 GPI -0.5%
2009 0.9938 GPI +0.1%
2010 0.989 GPI -0.5%
2011 0.9857 GPI -0.3%
2012 0.9867 GPI +0.1%
2015 0.9945 GPI +0.8%
2016 0.9936 GPI -0.1%
2017 0.997 GPI +0.3%
2018 0.9982 GPI +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.9581 GPI 0.9558 GPI 0.9602 GPI 4
1980s 0.9801 GPI 0.9801 GPI 0.9801 GPI 1
1990s 1 GPI 0.98 GPI 1.02 GPI 10
2000s 1 GPI 0.993 GPI 1.01 GPI 10
2010s 0.9921 GPI 0.9857 GPI 0.9982 GPI 7

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 98 Luxembourg 0.9994 GPI compare
  2. 99 Gambia 0.9991 GPI compare
  3. 100 Egypt 0.9989 GPI compare
  4. 102 Barbados 0.9976 GPI compare
  5. 103 Ukraine 0.9975 GPI compare
  6. 104 Jamaica 0.9975 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Romania?
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Romania was 0.9982 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 1995.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9558 GPI in 1972.
How does Romania rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
Romania ranks 101st out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,783 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. 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.