Pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied in Romania
Romania: Pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied was 889,784 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied in Romania, 2012–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Romania recorded 889,784 for pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied in Romania peaked at 959,068 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 474,652, in 2012.
Romania ranks 7th of 41 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 474,652 | — |
| 2013 | 534,051 | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 792,384 | +48.4% |
| 2015 | 946,265 | +19.4% |
| 2016 | 942,666 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 936,576 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 959,068 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 945,223 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 913,919 | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 886,512 | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 875,019 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 882,753 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 889,784 | +0.8% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 889,784 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 300,210, 3.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Romania's 889,784 is above the median for high income countries, which is 346,770, 2.6× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +48.4% | 534,051 | 792,384 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 816,361 | 474,652 | 959,068 | 8 |
| 2020s | 889,597 | 875,019 | 913,919 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More education data for Romania
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 84.26 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 84.41 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied in Romania?
- Pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied in Romania was 889,784 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 959,068 in 2018.
- What is the lowest pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 474,652 in 2012.
- How does Romania rank for pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied?
- Romania ranks 7th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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