School age population, post-secondary … post-secondary male in Romania
Romania: School age population, post-secondary … post-secondary male was 217,180 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Romania, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Romania recorded 217,180 for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 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, male in Romania peaked at 568,618 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 191,206, in 2022.
Romania ranks 59th of 174 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, post-secondary … post-secondary male in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 568,618 | — |
| 2002 | 515,680 | -9.3% |
| 2003 | 488,894 | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 485,157 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 482,689 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 458,481 | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 458,001 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 424,263 | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 392,578 | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 385,931 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 375,587 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 363,972 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 227,119 | -37.6% |
| 2014 | 226,447 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 224,970 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 216,613 | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 215,140 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 216,234 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 213,021 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 213,542 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 212,064 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 191,206 | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 203,196 | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 217,180 | +6.9% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 217,180 is above the median for high income countries, which is 35,530, 6.1× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Romania's 217,180 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 55,786, 3.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, post-secondary … post-secondary male in Romania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -37.6% | 363,972 | 227,119 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 474,929 | 392,578 | 568,618 | 9 |
| 2010s | 266,503 | 213,021 | 385,931 | 10 |
| 2020s | 207,438 | 191,206 | 217,180 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More education data for Romania
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 125,405 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14,415 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 267,679 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Romania?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Romania was 217,180 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 568,618 in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 191,206 in 2022.
- How does Romania rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male?
- Romania ranks 59th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release