Over-age students, primary, male in Romania
Romania: Over-age students, primary, male was 3.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, male in Romania, 1998–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
In 2017, over-age students, primary, male in Romania stood at 3.8%.
That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Romania peaked at 6.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2016.
Romania ranks 117th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, male in Romania, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 4.9% | — |
| 1999 | 5.6% | +12.9% |
| 2000 | 6.0% | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 6.8% | +12.9% |
| 2002 | 6.3% | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 5.5% | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 5.6% | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | -10.7% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | -10.1% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.2% | 4.9% | 5.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 4.2% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 3.6% | 4.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 114 Puerto Rico 4.1% compare
- 115 United Arab Emirates 4.0% compare
- 116 Estonia 4.0% compare
- 118 Saudi Arabia 3.8% compare
- 119 Luxembourg 3.7% compare
- 120 Seychelles 3.7% 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 over-age students, primary, male in Romania?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Romania was 3.8% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 2001.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2016.
- How does Romania rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Romania ranks 117th out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.