Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Romania
Romania: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 19.2% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Romania, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Romania is 19.2%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 83.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Romania peaked at 19.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2007.
That places Romania 75th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 0.6% | 9.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 4.5% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 15.2% | 19.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More education data for Romania
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 84.9% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 47,769 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.71 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 84.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Romania?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Romania was 19.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 19.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2007.
- How does Romania rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Romania ranks 75th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.