School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Romania
Romania: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 602,407 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Romania, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Romania recorded 602,407 for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Romania peaked at 918,484 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 555,154, in 2017.
That places Romania 84th out of 222 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, pre-primary education, both sexes in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 918,484 | — |
| 2002 | 886,533 | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 884,572 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 881,051 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 875,560 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 874,390 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 870,305 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 858,048 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 859,362 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 857,888 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 857,767 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 856,910 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 642,260 | -25.0% |
| 2014 | 635,765 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 605,768 | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 574,952 | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 555,154 | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 567,077 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 591,165 | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 596,065 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 602,121 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 620,280 | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 615,670 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 602,407 | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 878,701 | 858,048 | 918,484 | 9 |
| 2010s | 674,471 | 555,154 | 857,888 | 10 |
| 2020s | 607,309 | 596,065 | 620,280 | 5 |
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More education data for Romania
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 84.95 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 84.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Romania?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Romania was 602,407 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 918,484 in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 555,154 in 2017.
- How does Romania rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Romania ranks 84th out of 222 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release