Romania vs Tajikistan
Romania vs Tajikistan: Girls in primary school
Girls in primary school: 82% in Romania in 2017 and 96% in Tajikistan in 2016, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2016 the value was higher in Tajikistan, by 12.1 percentage points, or 1.14 times that in Romania.
% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data
What the numbers say
- Tajikistan has been higher since 2002, when it overtook Romania.
- The world as a whole: 88.3% in 2016.
Every year
% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data
| Year | Romania | Tajikistan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | – | – | 88.2 |
| 2017 | 82 | – | 88.2 |
| 2016 | 83.9 | 96 | 88.3 |
| 2015 | 86 | 96.2 | 88.2 |
| 2014 | – | 97.3 | 88.3 |
| 2013 | – | – | 88.2 |
| 2012 | 89.1 | – | 88.2 |
| 2011 | 90.4 | – | 88.1 |
| 2010 | 90.7 | – | 87.9 |
| 2009 | 90.5 | – | 87.9 |
| 2008 | 89.6 | – | 87.6 |
| 2007 | 93.6 | – | 87.2 |
| 2006 | 93.6 | – | 86 |
| 2005 | 94.8 | – | 85.4 |
| 2004 | – | – | 84.7 |
| 2003 | 93.8 | – | 83.5 |
| 2002 | 90.3 | 94 | 81.4 |
| 2001 | 90.8 | 90.6 | 81 |
| 2000 | 86.7 | 91.1 | 80.7 |
| 1999 | 86.7 | – | 79.9 |
| 1998 | 89.1 | – | 78.9 |
| 1997 | 89.8 | – | 78.1 |
| 1996 | 89.7 | – | 77.9 |
| 1995 | 88.3 | – | 78 |
| 1994 | 83.4 | – | 78.3 |
| 1993 | 75.5 | – | 78 |
| 1992 | – | – | 77.7 |
| 1991 | – | – | 77.8 |
| 1990 | – | – | 77.3 |
| 1989 | – | – | 77.6 |
| 1988 | – | – | 76.6 |
| 1987 | – | – | 75.8 |
| 1986 | – | – | 75.3 |
| 1985 | – | – | 74 |
| 1980 | 80.2 | – | 75.8 |
| 1975 | 84.9 | – | 72.9 |
| 1970 | 89.7 | – | 69 |
| 1965 | 80.2 | – | 66 |
| 1960 | 66.7 | – | 63.1 |
| 1955 | 63.2 | – | 57.4 |
| 1950 | 54.8 | – | 51.4 |
| 1945 | 50.9 | – | 43.5 |
| 1940 | 47 | – | 40 |
| 1935 | 43.1 | – | 38.2 |
| 1930 | 39.3 | – | 36.4 |
| 1925 | 35.4 | – | 33 |
| 1920 | 31.5 | – | 30.5 |
| 1915 | 27.6 | – | 29.2 |
| 1910 | 23.7 | – | 28.1 |
| 1905 | 19.8 | – | 25.1 |
| 1900 | 16 | – | 23.3 |
| 1895 | 12.1 | – | 21.8 |
| 1890 | 8.2 | – | 20 |
| 1885 | 6.8 | – | 19 |
| 1880 | 5.5 | – | 17.2 |
| 1875 | 4.5 | – | 15.7 |
| 1870 | 3.7 | – | 13.2 |
| 1865 | 3 | – | 10.6 |
| 1860 | 2.5 | – | 9.3 |
| 1855 | 2 | – | 8 |
| 1850 | 1.6 | – | 6.8 |
| 1845 | 1.3 | – | 5.9 |
| 1840 | 1.1 | – | 5.2 |
| 1835 | 0.9 | – | 4.5 |
| 1830 | 0.7 | – | 4 |
| 1825 | 0.6 | – | 3.5 |
| 1820 | 0.5 | – | 3.1 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of girls of primary-school age who are enrolled in school.
- Source: Our World in Data, joining historical estimates to the World Bank’s.
- Ranks count the 97 countries with a value in 2012, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Romania vs Tajikistan
Health
- Life expectancyRomania: 75.9 years in 2023Tajikistan: 71.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityRomania: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024Tajikistan: 2.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityRomania: 4.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tajikistan: 24.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterRomania: 82.1% in 2022Tajikistan: 55.3% in 2022
- DepressionRomania: 2.36% in 2017Tajikistan: 2.56% in 2017
- Suicide rateRomania: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Tajikistan: 5.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationRomania: 19.1 million people in 2023Tajikistan: 10.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthRomania: -0.53% a year in 2023Tajikistan: 1.96% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateRomania: 1.71 births per woman in 2023Tajikistan: 3.07 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationRomania: 52.2% in 2025Tajikistan: 26.2% in 2025
- Median ageRomania: 42.6 years in 2023Tajikistan: 21.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overRomania: 19.8% in 2023Tajikistan: 3.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateRomania: -1.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Tajikistan: -1.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingRomania: 2.28% of GDP in 2025Tajikistan: 1.47% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsRomania: $8.81B in 2025Tajikistan: $220M in 2025
- Military spending per personRomania: $513 in 2025Tajikistan: $23 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingRomania: 5.6% of government spending in 2025Tajikistan: 4.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelRomania: 128,000 people in 2020Tajikistan: 17,000 people in 2020
- National powerRomania: 0.23% of world capability in 2022Tajikistan: 0.05% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersRomania: 1.52% of the labour force in 2020Tajikistan: 0.75% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsRomania: 421 million TIV in 2025Tajikistan: 75 million TIV in 2025