Official entrance age to compulsory education in Romania
Romania: Official entrance age to compulsory education was 7 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
7 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 205 countries
All-time high
7 years
in 1999
All-time low
7 years
in 1999
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Romania, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Romania recorded 7 years for official entrance age to compulsory education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to compulsory education in Romania peaked at 7 years in 1999 and was at its lowest, 7 years, in 1999.
Romania ranks 1st of 205 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Romania, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7 years | — |
| 2000 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7 years | +0.0% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 7 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 6 years, 1.2× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Romania's 7 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6 years, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 1 Afghanistan 7 years compare
- 1 Croatia 7 years compare
- 1 Equatorial Guinea 7 years compare
- 1 Estonia 7 years compare
- 1 Ethiopia 7 years compare
- 1 Gambia 7 years compare
- 1 Guinea 7 years compare
- 1 Indonesia 7 years compare
- 1 Liechtenstein 7 years compare
- 1 Mali 7 years compare
- 1 Namibia 7 years compare
- 1 Russia 7 years compare
- 1 Serbia 7 years compare
- 1 South Africa 7 years compare
- 1 Suriname 7 years compare
- 1 Tajikistan 7 years compare
- 1 Tanzania 7 years compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 7 years compare
- 1 Zambia 7 years compare
More education data for Romania
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 125,405 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14,415 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 267,679 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 254,147 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.43 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 873,154 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7448 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0458 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to compulsory education in Romania?
- Official entrance age to compulsory education in Romania was 7 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 7 years in 1999.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 years in 1999.
- How does Romania rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Romania ranks 1st out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to compulsory education rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Official entrance age to compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The official age for entering compulsory education is based on students starting at the earliest entrance age, studying full-time, and advancing without grade repetition or skipping.