Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Romania

Romania: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 0.9853 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
0.9853 GPI
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
123rd
of 188 countries
All-time high
0.9974 GPI
in 1999
All-time low
0.9811 GPI
in 2012
Years of data
21
1996–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Romania, 1996–2018

00.20.40.60.811996200720181996: 0.997 GPI1997: 0.997 GPI1998: 0.995 GPI1999: 0.997 GPI2000: 0.997 GPI2001: 0.996 GPI2002: 0.992 GPI2003: 0.991 GPI2004: 0.99 GPI2005: 0.987 GPI2006: 0.987 GPI2007: 0.989 GPI2008: 0.987 GPI2009: 0.988 GPI2010: 0.986 GPI2011: 0.986 GPI2012: 0.981 GPI2015: 0.983 GPI2016: 0.983 GPI2017: 0.985 GPI2018: 0.985 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Romania stood at 0.9853 GPI.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Romania peaked at 0.9974 GPI in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.9811 GPI, in 2012.

Romania ranks 123rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Romania, 1996 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1996 0.997 GPI
1997 0.9968 GPI -0.0%
1998 0.9955 GPI -0.1%
1999 0.9974 GPI +0.2%
2000 0.9974 GPI +0.0%
2001 0.9959 GPI -0.2%
2002 0.9921 GPI -0.4%
2003 0.9908 GPI -0.1%
2004 0.9896 GPI -0.1%
2005 0.9867 GPI -0.3%
2006 0.9869 GPI +0.0%
2007 0.9888 GPI +0.2%
2008 0.9871 GPI -0.2%
2009 0.988 GPI +0.1%
2010 0.9865 GPI -0.2%
2011 0.9858 GPI -0.1%
2012 0.9811 GPI -0.5%
2015 0.9827 GPI +0.2%
2016 0.9833 GPI +0.1%
2017 0.9848 GPI +0.2%
2018 0.9853 GPI +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9967 GPI 0.9955 GPI 0.9974 GPI 4
2000s 0.9903 GPI 0.9867 GPI 0.9974 GPI 10
2010s 0.9842 GPI 0.9811 GPI 0.9865 GPI 7

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 120 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.9863 GPI compare
  2. 121 Bulgaria 0.9861 GPI compare
  3. 122 Marshall Islands 0.9854 GPI compare
  4. 124 Namibia 0.9852 GPI compare
  5. 125 Fiji 0.9836 GPI compare
  6. 126 Lithuania 0.983 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Romania?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Romania was 0.9853 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 0.9974 GPI in 1999.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9811 GPI in 2012.
How does Romania rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
Romania ranks 123rd out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary to male gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary. 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.