School age population, lower secondary education, male in Romania
Romania: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 440,993 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
440,993 number
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
74th
of 205 countries
All-time high
846,128 number
in 1983
All-time low
416,245 number
in 2016
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Romania, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, male in Romania is 440,993 number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Romania peaked at 846,128 number in 1983 and was at its lowest, 416,245 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, male in Romania, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 782,459 number | — |
| 1971 | 770,147 number | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 738,240 number | -4.1% |
| 1973 | 699,266 number | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 653,416 number | -6.6% |
| 1975 | 607,861 number | -7.0% |
| 1976 | 579,985 number | -4.6% |
| 1977 | 591,232 number | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 631,547 number | +6.8% |
| 1979 | 692,988 number | +9.7% |
| 1980 | 760,108 number | +9.7% |
| 1981 | 813,789 number | +7.1% |
| 1982 | 840,009 number | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 846,128 number | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 837,223 number | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 822,614 number | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 812,561 number | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 813,859 number | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 819,995 number | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 829,503 number | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 838,154 number | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 838,667 number | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 822,112 number | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 797,265 number | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 764,871 number | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 729,944 number | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 703,008 number | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 697,083 number | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 704,225 number | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 720,693 number | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 737,954 number | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 742,656 number | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 719,550 number | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 679,156 number | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 625,029 number | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 566,582 number | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 516,654 number | -8.8% |
| 2007 | 483,758 number | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 466,084 number | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 458,458 number | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 454,886 number | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 451,072 number | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 442,086 number | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 434,055 number | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 426,524 number | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 419,955 number | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 416,245 number | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 417,544 number | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 422,922 number | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 431,507 number | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 440,993 number | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 674,714 number | 579,985 number | 782,459 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 819,579 number | 760,108 number | 846,128 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 761,602 number | 697,083 number | 838,667 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 599,588 number | 458,458 number | 742,656 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 431,680 number | 416,245 number | 454,886 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 440,993 number | 440,993 number | 440,993 number | 1 |
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More education data for Romania
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in Romania?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Romania was 440,993 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 846,128 number in 1983.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 416,245 number in 2016.
- How does Romania rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Romania ranks 74th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.