School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Romania
Romania: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 858,532 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
858,532 number
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
74th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.66 million number
in 1983
All-time low
810,679 number
in 2016
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Romania, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Romania is 858,532 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Romania peaked at 1.66 million number in 1983 and was at its lowest, 810,679 number, in 2016.
Romania ranks 74th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Romania, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.53 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.51 million number | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 1.45 million number | -4.1% |
| 1973 | 1.37 million number | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 1.28 million number | -6.6% |
| 1975 | 1.19 million number | -7.0% |
| 1976 | 1.13 million number | -4.6% |
| 1977 | 1.16 million number | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 1.23 million number | +6.8% |
| 1979 | 1.36 million number | +9.8% |
| 1980 | 1.49 million number | +9.7% |
| 1981 | 1.59 million number | +7.1% |
| 1982 | 1.64 million number | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 1.66 million number | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 1.64 million number | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 1.61 million number | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 1.59 million number | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 1.59 million number | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.60 million number | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 1.62 million number | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 1.64 million number | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 1.64 million number | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.61 million number | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 1.56 million number | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 1.49 million number | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 1.42 million number | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 1.37 million number | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 1.36 million number | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 1.37 million number | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 1.41 million number | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 1.44 million number | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 1.45 million number | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.41 million number | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 1.33 million number | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 1.22 million number | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 1.11 million number | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 1.01 million number | -8.8% |
| 2007 | 943,238 number | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 908,737 number | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 894,005 number | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 887,112 number | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 879,526 number | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 861,662 number | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 845,582 number | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 830,522 number | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 817,623 number | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 810,679 number | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 813,015 number | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 823,412 number | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 840,115 number | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 858,532 number | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.32 million number | 1.13 million number | 1.53 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.60 million number | 1.49 million number | 1.66 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.49 million number | 1.36 million number | 1.64 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.17 million number | 894,005 number | 1.45 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 840,925 number | 810,679 number | 887,112 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 858,532 number | 858,532 number | 858,532 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More education data for Romania
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 47,769 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Romania?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Romania was 858,532 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.66 million number in 1983.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 810,679 number in 2016.
- How does Romania rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Romania ranks 74th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. 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 School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.