School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Romania
Romania: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index was 1.29 GPI in 2018. β² Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Romania, 1971β2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Romania is 1.29 GPI, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Romania peaked at 1.36 GPI in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.7043 GPI, in 1973.
That places Romania 73rd out of 177 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7955 GPI | 0.7043 GPI | 0.8416 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.8358 GPI | 0.7694 GPI | 0.9634 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.98 GPI | 0.8902 GPI | 1.08 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.27 GPI | 1.12 GPI | 1.35 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.29 GPI | 1.26 GPI | 1.36 GPI | 9 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 70 North Macedonia, Republic of 1.32 GPI compare
- 71 Philippines 1.31 GPI compare
- 72 Belgium 1.3 GPI compare
- 74 Brazil 1.28 GPI compare
- 75 Malaysia 1.28 GPI compare
- 76 Kyrgyzstan 1.27 GPI compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 84.9% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0025 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Romania?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Romania was 1.29 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.36 GPI in 2010.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7043 GPI in 1973.
- How does Romania rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Romania ranks 73rd out of 177 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. 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, 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.