Over-age students, primary in Romania
Romania: Over-age students, primary was 3.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in Romania, 1998–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
In 2017, over-age students, primary in Romania stood at 3.4%.
The figure is up 6.5% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Romania peaked at 6.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2016.
That places Romania 120th out of 191 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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 in Romania, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 4.4% | — |
| 1999 | 4.9% | +11.9% |
| 2000 | 5.3% | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 6.1% | +14.4% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | -11.7% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.7% | 4.4% | 4.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 3.7% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 3.2% | 3.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 117 Antigua and Barbuda 3.6% compare
- 118 Luxembourg 3.5% compare
- 119 Estonia 3.4% compare
- 121 Kiribati 3.4% compare
- 122 Russian Federation 3.2% compare
- 123 Puerto Rico 3.2% compare
More education data for Romania
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 47,769 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 84.95 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 84.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Romania?
- Over-age students, primary in Romania was 3.4% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2016.
- How does Romania rank for over-age students, primary?
- Romania ranks 120th out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. 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 (% of 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.