School age population, early … age male educational development in Romania
Romania: School age population, early … age male educational development was 270,019 in 2024. ▬ Flat
School age population, early childhood educational development in Romania, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in Romania is 270,019, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Romania peaked at 313,999 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 270,019, in 2024.
That places Romania 35th out of 104 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
School age population, early … age male educational development in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 279,174 | — |
| 2015 | 290,820 | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 301,317 | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 309,381 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 313,999 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 308,995 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 309,760 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 313,784 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 287,543 | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 283,411 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 270,019 | -4.7% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 270,019 is above the median for high income countries, which is 73,183, 3.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Romania's 270,019 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83,743, 3.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 300,614 | 279,174 | 313,999 | 6 |
| 2020s | 292,903 | 270,019 | 313,784 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
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- 36 Saudi Arabia 260,940 compare
- 37 Mauritania 254,613 compare
- 38 Laos 241,773 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 school age population, early childhood educational development in Romania?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Romania was 270,019 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 313,999 in 2018.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 270,019 in 2024.
- How does Romania rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Romania ranks 35th out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release