School life expectancy, primary … secondary GPI gender parity in Romania
Romania: School life expectancy, primary … secondary GPI gender parity was 0.9982 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Romania, 1971–2018
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 … secondary GPI gender parity in Romania, year by year
| 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% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.9982 GPI is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 GPI, 100% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.9982 GPI is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9975 GPI, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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, 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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About this data
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.