Romania vs United States: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Romania
1 index
in 2025
United States
1 index
in 2025
Romania rank
119th
United States rank
118th
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Romania
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 1 index against 1 index in Romania, a difference of 0 index.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was United States ahead.
Romania ranks 119th and United States ranks 118th of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 2 and United States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 index | 1 index | 0.0027 index | United States |
| 1990s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 0.0018 index | Romania |
| 2000s | 1.02 index | 1.01 index | 0.0066 index | Romania |
| 2010s | 1 index | 1 index | 0.0018 index | United States |
| 2020s | 1 index | 1 index | 0.0011 index | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Romania or United States?
- United States, at 1 index against 1 index in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Romania and United States?
- 0 index, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and United States?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Romania and United States rank globally for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Romania ranks 119th and United States ranks 118th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.