School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity in Romania

Romania: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity was 2.28 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
2.28 GPI
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
9th
of 106 countries
All-time high
2.92 GPI
in 2008
All-time low
1.71 GPI
in 2004
Years of data
20
1999–2018

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity in Romania, 1999–2018

01231999200820181999: 1.9 GPI2000: 1.9 GPI2001: 1.8 GPI2002: 1.8 GPI2003: 1.7 GPI2004: 1.7 GPI2005: 1.8 GPI2006: 2 GPI2007: 2.7 GPI2008: 2.9 GPI2009: 2.7 GPI2010: 2.8 GPI2011: 2.8 GPI2012: 2.6 GPI2013: 2.2 GPI2014: 2.1 GPI2015: 2 GPI2016: 2.1 GPI2017: 2.2 GPI2018: 2.3 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity in Romania is 2.28 GPI, measured in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity in Romania peaked at 2.92 GPI in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.71 GPI, in 2004.

Romania ranks 9th of 106 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity in Romania, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Romania, 1999 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1999 1.88 GPI —
2000 1.86 GPI -1.1%
2001 1.75 GPI -5.7%
2002 1.78 GPI +1.3%
2003 1.73 GPI -2.9%
2004 1.71 GPI -0.9%
2005 1.8 GPI +5.0%
2006 1.99 GPI +10.7%
2007 2.75 GPI +38.2%
2008 2.92 GPI +6.2%
2009 2.65 GPI -9.2%
2010 2.79 GPI +5.1%
2011 2.78 GPI -0.2%
2012 2.62 GPI -5.9%
2013 2.24 GPI -14.2%
2014 2.08 GPI -7.4%
2015 2.01 GPI -3.1%
2016 2.08 GPI +3.3%
2017 2.19 GPI +5.4%
2018 2.28 GPI +3.8%

Romania compared with similar countries

  • Romania's 2.28 GPI is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.2 GPI, 1.9× the median. (50 countries reporting)
  • Romania's 2.28 GPI is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.2 GPI, 1.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.88 GPI 1.88 GPI 1.88 GPI 1
2000s 2.09 GPI 1.71 GPI 2.92 GPI 10
2010s 2.34 GPI 2.01 GPI 2.79 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 6 Estonia 2.75 GPI compare
  2. 7 Poland 2.59 GPI compare
  3. 8 Norway 2.55 GPI compare
  4. 10 Georgia 2.16 GPI compare
  5. 11 Seychelles 2.07 GPI compare
  6. 12 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 106 places →

More reference data data for Romania

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity in Romania?
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity in Romania was 2.28 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 2.92 GPI in 2008.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 1.71 GPI in 2004.
How does Romania rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity?
Romania ranks 9th out of 106 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,359 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

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.