Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number) (school both) in Romania
Romania: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number) (school both) was 2.14 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Romania, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Romania recorded 2.14 million for population of compulsory school age, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Romania peaked at 2.96 million in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.04 million, in 2021.
That places Romania 78th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number) (school both) in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.44 million | — |
| 2002 | 2.31 million | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 2.96 million | +28.1% |
| 2004 | 2.93 million | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 2.90 million | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 2.68 million | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 2.65 million | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 2.40 million | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 2.18 million | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 2.16 million | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 2.15 million | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 2.15 million | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 2.14 million | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 2.14 million | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 2.13 million | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 2.13 million | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.12 million | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.10 million | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 2.07 million | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 2.05 million | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 2.04 million | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 2.14 million | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 2.13 million | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 2.14 million | +0.2% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 2.14 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 607,680, 3.5× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Romania's 2.14 million is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 855,763, 2.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number) (school both) in Romania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +28.1% | 2.31 million | 2.96 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.61 million | 2.18 million | 2.96 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.13 million | 2.07 million | 2.16 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.10 million | 2.04 million | 2.14 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
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 population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Romania?
- Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Romania was 2.14 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.96 million in 2003.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.04 million in 2021.
- How does Romania rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
- Romania ranks 78th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release