School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Romania
Romania: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 207,531 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Romania, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Romania is 207,531, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Romania peaked at 237,176 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 181,307, in 2018.
Romania ranks 84th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 237,176 | — |
| 2002 | 223,301 | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 221,633 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 220,437 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 219,300 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 219,416 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 218,763 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 214,965 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 215,368 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 214,559 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 215,078 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 215,766 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 211,666 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 215,445 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 214,428 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 207,825 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 186,113 | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 181,307 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 195,534 | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 197,160 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 197,093 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 207,827 | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 211,179 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 207,531 | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 221,151 | 214,965 | 237,176 | 9 |
| 2010s | 205,772 | 181,307 | 215,766 | 10 |
| 2020s | 204,158 | 197,093 | 211,179 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More education data for Romania
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 873,154 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7448 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Romania?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Romania was 207,531 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 237,176 in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 181,307 in 2018.
- How does Romania rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Romania ranks 84th out of 222 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release