Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Romania
Romania: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9898 index in 2023. ▬ Flat
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Romania, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Romania recorded 0.9898 index for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Romania peaked at 0.9936 index in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.9822 index, in 2003.
That places Romania 129th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Romania, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.9846 index | — |
| 2002 | 0.9838 index | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9822 index | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9856 index | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9867 index | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9909 index | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9933 index | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9879 index | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9913 index | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9902 index | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9876 index | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9853 index | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9859 index | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.987 index | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9851 index | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9936 index | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9936 index | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9926 index | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9901 index | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9918 index | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9898 index | -0.2% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.9898 index is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 index, 99% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.9898 index is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9989 index, 99% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9874 index | 0.9822 index | 0.9933 index | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9885 index | 0.9851 index | 0.9936 index | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9911 index | 0.9898 index | 0.9926 index | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More health data for Romania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.59 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0845 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,419 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 113 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0235 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Romania?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Romania was 0.9898 index in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9936 index in 2018.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9822 index in 2003.
- How does Romania rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Romania ranks 129th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.