School age population, early childhood educational development in Romania
Romania: School age population, early childhood 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 102 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 300,614 | 279,174 | 313,999 | 6 |
| 2020s | 292,903 | 270,019 | 313,784 | 5 |
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More education data for Romania
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 84.9% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 47,769 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.71 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 84.5% (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 102 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