School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Romania

Romania: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 14.74 years in 2018. β–² Rising

Latest (2018)
14.74 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
70th
of 175 countries
All-time high
16.24 years
in 2009
All-time low
10.3 years
in 1973
Years of data
32
1971–2018

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Romania, 1971–2018

0510151971199420181971: 10.4 years1972: 10.4 years1973: 10.3 years1974: 10.3 years1989: 11.7 years1990: 11.8 years1991: 11 years1992: 10.6 years1993: 10.3 years1994: 10.3 years1995: 10.5 years1996: 11 years1997: 11 years1998: 11.2 years1999: 11.7 years2000: 11.8 years2001: 12.2 years2002: 12.7 years2003: 13.2 years2004: 13.7 years2005: 14 years2006: 14.5 years2007: 15.1 years2008: 15.9 years2009: 16.2 years2010: 16.1 years2011: 15.7 years2012: 15 years2015: 15.1 years2016: 14.7 years2017: 14.7 years2018: 14.7 years

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

Romania recorded 14.74 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in 2018.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Romania peaked at 16.24 years in 2009 and was at its lowest, 10.3 years, in 1973.

That places Romania 70th out of 175 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 10.35 years 10.3 years 10.38 years 4
1980s 11.73 years 11.73 years 11.73 years 1
1990s 10.94 years 10.32 years 11.8 years 10
2000s 13.92 years 11.84 years 16.24 years 10
2010s 15.14 years 14.7 years 16.1 years 7

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 67 Slovak Republic 14.98 years compare
  2. 68 Oman 14.95 years compare
  3. 69 Peru 14.89 years compare
  4. 71 Cuba 14.71 years compare
  5. 72 Colombia 14.67 years compare
  6. 73 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 14.59 years compare

See the full ranking of 220 places β†’

More gender data for Romania

All data for Romania β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Romania?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Romania was 14.74 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 16.24 years in 2009.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 10.3 years in 1973.
How does Romania rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Romania ranks 70th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Romania data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
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Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.