School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Romania
Romania: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 1.06 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Romania, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Romania recorded 1.06 GPI for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in 2018.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Romania peaked at 1.07 GPI in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.9466 GPI, in 1973.
That places Romania 49th out of 175 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 to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Romania, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9506 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.948 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.9466 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.9549 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.9795 GPI | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.9798 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.994 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.9971 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.9927 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 1.01 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 1.01 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 1.02 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 1.01 GPI | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 1.01 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 1.03 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 1.04 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.04 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.05 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.05 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.05 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.05 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.06 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.06 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.07 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.07 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.07 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.06 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.05 GPI | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.06 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.06 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.06 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.06 GPI | +0.4% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 1.06 GPI is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.06 GPI, 1.0× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Romania's 1.06 GPI is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.04 GPI, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.95 GPI | 0.9466 GPI | 0.9549 GPI | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.9795 GPI | 0.9795 GPI | 0.9795 GPI | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 GPI | 0.9798 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.05 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 7 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 46 Lesotho 1.07 GPI compare
- 47 Czechia 1.07 GPI compare
- 48 British Virgin Islands 1.06 GPI compare
- 50 Montenegro 1.06 GPI compare
- 51 Costa Rica 1.06 GPI compare
- 52 Oman 1.06 GPI 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 to tertiary, gender parity index in Romania?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Romania was 1.06 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPI in 2009.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9466 GPI in 1973.
- How does Romania rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Romania ranks 49th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 to tertiary, 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.