School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Romania
Romania: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both was 422,559 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Romania, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Romania recorded 422,559 for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.9% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Romania peaked at 1.11 million in 2001 and was at its lowest, 372,514, in 2022.
That places Romania 59th out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.11 million | — |
| 2002 | 1.01 million | -9.4% |
| 2003 | 960,805 | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 953,122 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 947,898 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 896,187 | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 896,065 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 825,627 | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 760,240 | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 747,122 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 725,791 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 704,496 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 440,430 | -37.5% |
| 2014 | 440,759 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 439,611 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 424,138 | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 420,446 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 420,800 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 415,543 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 414,679 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 409,479 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 372,514 | -9.0% |
| 2023 | 395,281 | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 422,559 | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 929,480 | 760,240 | 1.11 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 517,914 | 415,543 | 747,122 | 10 |
| 2020s | 402,902 | 372,514 | 422,559 | 5 |
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More education data for Romania
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 730,368 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.42 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 521,826 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.7585 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 538,720 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.76 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 44,527 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,242 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 298,137 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.1 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Romania?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Romania was 422,559 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 million in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 372,514 in 2022.
- How does Romania rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both?
- Romania ranks 59th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release