Romania vs Zimbabwe: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

Romania
858,532 number
in 2020
Zimbabwe
730,665 number
in 2020
Romania rank
74th
Zimbabwe rank
77th

School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Romania
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 858,532 number against 730,665 number in Zimbabwe, a difference of 127,867 number.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.2 times Zimbabwe's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Romania ahead.

Romania ranks 74th and Zimbabwe ranks 77th of 205 countries.

Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 1.32 million number 297,209 number 1.02 million number Romania
1980s 1.60 million number 435,897 number 1.17 million number Romania
1990s 1.49 million number 601,782 number 885,045 number Romania
2000s 1.17 million number 640,186 number 530,002 number Romania
2010s 840,925 number 716,328 number 124,597 number Romania
2020s 858,532 number 730,665 number 127,867 number Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes, Romania or Zimbabwe?
Romania, at 858,532 number against 730,665 number in Zimbabwe as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Romania and Zimbabwe?
127,867 number, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Zimbabwe?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Romania and Zimbabwe rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Romania ranks 74th and Zimbabwe ranks 77th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.