Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Romania
Romania: Womens educational attainment vs fertility was 1.71 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Romania, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, womens educational attainment vs fertility in Romania stood at 1.71.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, womens educational attainment vs fertility in Romania peaked at 3.59 in 1967 and was at its lowest, 1.27, in 2002.
That places Romania 138th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.08 | — |
| 1951 | 3.05 | -0.8% |
| 1952 | 3.02 | -1.2% |
| 1953 | 2.99 | -0.8% |
| 1954 | 2.99 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 3.01 | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 2.88 | -4.3% |
| 1957 | 2.71 | -6.0% |
| 1958 | 2.57 | -5.2% |
| 1959 | 2.42 | -5.8% |
| 1960 | 2.32 | -4.3% |
| 1961 | 2.16 | -7.0% |
| 1962 | 2.02 | -6.2% |
| 1963 | 1.99 | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 1.95 | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 1.9 | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 1.87 | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 3.59 | +91.5% |
| 1968 | 3.54 | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 3.11 | -12.0% |
| 1970 | 2.81 | -9.6% |
| 1971 | 2.6 | -7.6% |
| 1972 | 2.48 | -4.6% |
| 1973 | 2.39 | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 2.66 | +11.1% |
| 1975 | 2.6 | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 2.55 | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 2.57 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 2.52 | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 2.49 | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 2.44 | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 2.35 | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 2.17 | -7.6% |
| 1983 | 2.08 | -4.5% |
| 1984 | 2.25 | +8.4% |
| 1985 | 2.31 | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 2.38 | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 2.38 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 2.31 | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 2.2 | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 1.84 | -16.7% |
| 1991 | 1.6 | -12.9% |
| 1992 | 1.51 | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 1.44 | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 1.4 | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 1.34 | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 1.3 | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 1.32 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.32 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.3 | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 1.3 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.27 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 1.27 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.3 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 1.33 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 1.39 | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 1.42 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 1.45 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 1.58 | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 1.64 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 1.57 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 1.48 | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 1.51 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 1.47 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 1.56 | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 1.62 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 1.69 | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 1.77 | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 1.75 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.71 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 1.73 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.72 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.72 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.71 | -0.2% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 1.71 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.5, 1.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Romania's 1.71 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.49, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Romania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +91.5% | 1.87 | 3.59 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.87 | 2.42 | 3.08 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.44 | 1.87 | 3.59 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.57 | 2.39 | 2.81 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.29 | 2.08 | 2.44 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.44 | 1.3 | 1.84 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4 | 1.27 | 1.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.61 | 1.47 | 1.77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.72 | 1.71 | 1.73 | 4 |
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 womens educational attainment vs fertility in Romania?
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Romania was 1.71 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest womens educational attainment vs fertility recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.59 in 1967.
- What is the lowest womens educational attainment vs fertility recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.27 in 2002.
- How does Romania rank for womens educational attainment vs fertility?
- Romania ranks 138th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is womens educational attainment vs fertility rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Womens educational attainment vs fertility. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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