School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years) (School) in Romania
Romania: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years) (School) was 11.5 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Romania, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Romania recorded 11.5 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in 2018.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Romania peaked at 12.1 years in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9.56 years, in 1994.
That places Romania 102nd out of 193 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years) (School) in Romania, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 10.41 years | — |
| 1972 | 10.46 years | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 10.41 years | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 10.41 years | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 11.54 years | +10.9% |
| 1990 | 11.61 years | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 10.53 years | -9.3% |
| 1992 | 10.01 years | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 9.77 years | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 9.56 years | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 9.68 years | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 9.96 years | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 10.09 years | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 10.15 years | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 10.12 years | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 10.09 years | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 10.15 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 10.45 years | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 10.68 years | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 11.06 years | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 11.21 years | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 11.35 years | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 11.66 years | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 11.92 years | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 12 years | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 12.1 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 12.04 years | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 11.88 years | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 11.94 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 11.68 years | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 11.58 years | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 11.5 years | -0.7% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 11.5 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 12.6 years, 91% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Romania's 11.5 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.32 years, 93% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.42 years | 10.41 years | 10.46 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 11.54 years | 11.54 years | 11.54 years | 1 |
| 1990s | 10.15 years | 9.56 years | 11.61 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.06 years | 10.09 years | 12 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.82 years | 11.5 years | 12.1 years | 7 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 99 Sao Tome and Principe 11.54 years compare
- 100 Cape Verde 11.51 years compare
- 101 Serbia 11.51 years compare
- 103 Bahrain 11.49 years compare
- 104 Bolivia 11.44 years compare
- 105 North Macedonia 11.43 years compare
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, male in Romania?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Romania was 11.5 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 12.1 years in 2010.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.56 years in 1994.
- How does Romania rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- Romania ranks 102nd out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. 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, primary and secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.