Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Romania
Romania: Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages was 2.27 million Number in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Romania, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
In 2024, pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Romania stood at 2.27 million Number. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Romania peaked at 2.58 million Number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.27 million Number, in 2024.
That places Romania 9th out of 37 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Romania, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2.58 million Number | — |
| 2014 | 2.53 million Number | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 2.49 million Number | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 2.44 million Number | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 2.41 million Number | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 2.39 million Number | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 2.36 million Number | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 2.33 million Number | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 2.30 million Number | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 2.30 million Number | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 2.28 million Number | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 2.27 million Number | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.46 million Number | 2.36 million Number | 2.58 million Number | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.30 million Number | 2.27 million Number | 2.33 million Number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 7 Netherlands 2.49 million Number compare
- 7 Netherlands 2.49 million Number compare
- 10 Czechia 1.50 million Number compare
- 11 Portugal 1.28 million Number compare
- 12 Greece 1.24 million Number compare
More education data for Romania
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.43 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.43 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 47,769 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 694,968 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 730,368 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.42 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 521,826 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.7585 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Romania?
- Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Romania was 2.27 million Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.58 million Number in 2013.
- What is the lowest pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.27 million Number in 2024.
- How does Romania rank for pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages?
- Romania ranks 9th out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages studied - absolute numbers and % of pupils by number of languages studied. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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